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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Understanding the Symbols of Judeo-Christian Spirituality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Jesus see before going into the wilderness on his fast?
(a) Herrod.
(b) The Greatest teacher.
(c) His apostles.
(d) John the Baptist.

2. Who was in the burning bush?
(a) Abraham.
(b) God.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Osiris.

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

4. Why did educated men misread ancient texts?
(a) They thought myths were lies.
(b) They did not understand the symbology.
(c) They took symbols at face value.
(d) They only had half the language.

5. What did Campbell say ruined the poetry in the Bible?
(a) When people didn't see it as poetry.
(b) When people tried to fit it in a mold.
(c) When people read over it too quickly.
(d) When people made it too concrete.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Medieval festivals often correlate with?

2. Where did the phrase "tat tvam asi" come from?

3. What did half of the people in religion say was truth?

4. What did the procession of the equinoxes create?

5. How did Campbell describe meditation?

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