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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 allowed participation with the infinite?
(a) History.
(b) Journaling.
(c) Metaphors.
(d) Prayer.

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

3. What did Campbell say religion was often mistaken for?
(a) Science.
(b) Truth.
(c) History.
(d) Mythology.

4. What was Campbell doing when he declared something a lie?
(a) Teaching a class.
(b) Writing a book.
(c) Talking with an expert.
(d) Doing an interview.

5. What did Campbell say most Western religions caused?
(a) All of these.
(b) Alienation.
(c) Estrangement.
(d) Judgment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Campbell say scholars missed when studying facts?

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

3. What did Campbell say Mythology was supposed to awaken?

4. What did Western religions pit against each other?

5. What country did Campbell enjoy visiting the most?

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