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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. How did Campbell describe meditation?
(a) Transcending.
(b) Discursive.
(c) Inspirational.
(d) All of these.

2. What must humans do to create new symbols in life?
(a) Look within themselves.
(b) Anticipate the future.
(c) Study the past.
(d) All of these.

3. Why were Osiris and Set created?
(a) To honor a great leader.
(b) So people could meditate on Jesus.
(c) To create respect for priests.
(d) To explain the origin of the sun.

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

5. What was the intermediate institution for Christians?
(a) A ritual.
(b) A mystical union with God.
(c) A covenant.
(d) A feast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the yin yang represent?

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

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

4. What did Campbell say was a lie?

5. What did the other half of people in religion say about what half of the people said was truth?

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