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

2. What kind of experiences did Campbell say led to rapture?
(a) Happy.
(b) Occupational.
(c) Exhorbitant.
(d) Tragic.

3. What did Campbell say formed the mystery of the Orient?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Maps and legends.
(d) Lost scripture.

4. What did Campbell say scholars missed when studying facts?
(a) The ineffable.
(b) The spiritual nature of things.
(c) The other explanations.
(d) The truth.

5. What did Campbell say had to happen for a heart to awaken?
(a) Seek for meaning.
(b) All of these.
(c) Find compassion.
(d) Identify with others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Campbell say separated believers from atheists?

2. Why was Paul's teaching in Corinth accepted?

3. Who was enthroned between Isis and Hermes in a painting?

4. What kind of religion was seen as a protection from experience?

5. What did Campbell say the Bible was a depiction of?

(see the answer key)

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