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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 most Western religions caused?
(a) Alienation.
(b) All of these.
(c) Estrangement.
(d) Judgment.

2. What two trees did Paul see a connection between?
(a) The tree of the Fall and the tree of the Cross.
(b) The tree of knowledge and the tree of evil.
(c) The tree of the Crucifixion and the tree of life.
(d) The tree of life and the tree of death.

3. What did Campbell say allowed participation with the infinite?
(a) Prayer.
(b) History.
(c) Journaling.
(d) Metaphors.

4. What did half of the people in religion say was truth?
(a) Repetition.
(b) Analogy.
(c) History.
(d) Metaphor.

5. What did Campbell say was the third function served by Mythology?
(a) Alligning consciousness to the mysteries of the universe.
(b) Carrying individuals through life's crises.
(c) Perceiving the mystery of time and space.
(d) Supporting moral order in society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ceased the power of what Campbell said connected people to the infinite?

2. How many functions did Campbell say Mythology served?

3. What did Campbell say was the first function served by Mythology?

4. What did Campbell say people cannot view at a glance?

5. What did Campbell say almost all religions have in common?

(see the answer key)

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