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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 Mythology teach people to respect?
(a) Mysteries.
(b) Gods.
(c) History.
(d) Power.

2. What did Western religions pit against each other?
(a) Angels and demons.
(b) All of these.
(c) Man and God.
(d) Good and evil.

3. What did Campbell say people cannot view at a glance?
(a) Their existence.
(b) Their wills.
(c) Their past.
(d) Their future.

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

5. What did Campbell say the Bible was a depiction of?
(a) A good world falling.
(b) A journey of the soul.
(c) The way to manage society.
(d) The battle between good and evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Campbell say promoted mathematics in education?

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

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

4. Who did Campbell say concentrated on the denotative meaning of metaphors?

5. What was ignored when metaphors were taken literally?

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