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

2. What must fall away for people to grasp the truth, according to Campbell?
(a) The religious devotions.
(b) The masks of God.
(c) The mythological texts.
(d) The metaphysical covers.

3. What country did Campbell talk about at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Italy.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Iran.
(d) England.

4. What did the yin yang represent?
(a) The life span of a God.
(b) All things being separated.
(c) The connection of good and bad.
(d) All things being part of one process.

5. What was ignored when metaphors were taken literally?
(a) The spiritual core.
(b) The teaching point.
(c) The real meaning.
(d) The reality of the situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Campbell say most Western religions came from?

2. Who did Campbell say people want to submit to?

3. What did 'tat tvam asi' mean?

4. What was said to have cut short experiences?

5. What was the intermediate institution for Christians?

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