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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Experience of Religious Mystery.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Campbell say almost all religions have in common?
(a) God is a punishing deity.
(b) There are scriptural records.
(c) There is a way to repent.
(d) God and Earth are differentiated.

2. What did the other half of people in religion say about what half of the people said was truth?
(a) They were lies.
(b) They were not to be trusted.
(c) They were useful.
(d) They were teaching tools.

3. What was the intermediate institution for Jews?
(a) A synagogue.
(b) A feast.
(c) A covenant.
(d) A mystical union with God.

4. How many functions did Campbell say Mythology served?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

5. What ceased the power of what Campbell said connected people to the infinite?
(a) Historical events.
(b) Changes in time.
(c) Scientific discoveries.
(d) Literary figures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did Campbell talk about at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. What did Campbell say was an underlying definition of Mythology?

3. What did old images have to be freed of to impart truth, according to Campbell?

4. What did Campbell say religion was often mistaken for?

5. What did Campbell say was the fourth function served by Mythology?

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