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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Religious Imagination and the Rules of Traditional Theology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused the fall of the Medieval society, according to Campbell?
(a) The beliefs were questioned.
(b) The ideas were proved wrong.
(c) The young generation was proud.
(d) The leaders died.

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

3. 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.

4. What did Jesus not fear in his life, according to Campbell?
(a) Death.
(b) Success.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Pain.

5. Who asked Campbell about what he thought was a lie?
(a) A newspaper reporter.
(b) An editor.
(c) A radio host.
(d) A student.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Campbell describe meditation?

2. What was ignored when metaphors were taken literally?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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