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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who did Campbell say concentrated on the denotative meaning of metaphors?
(a) Priests.
(b) Children.
(c) Theologans.
(d) Scholars.

4. How did Jung say man's imagination should be?
(a) Alive.
(b) Active.
(c) Dormant.
(d) Used.

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

6. What was said to have cut short experiences?
(a) Repentance.
(b) Preconceptions.
(c) Fear.
(d) Devotion.

7. Who did Campbell say concentrated on the concrete meaning of metaphors?
(a) Children.
(b) Scholars.
(c) Theologans.
(d) Priests.

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

9. What did Campbell say almost all religions have in common?
(a) There is a way to repent.
(b) God is a punishing deity.
(c) There are scriptural records.
(d) God and Earth are differentiated.

10. What country did Campbell enjoy visiting the most?
(a) Japan.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Italy.
(d) Iran.

11. What did Campbell say was an underlying definition of Mythology?
(a) The root of actual knowledge.
(b) Other people's religion.
(c) Past references.
(d) An explanation of mysteries.

12. What did Campbell say was the definition of God?
(a) The creator and master.
(b) One who gets tributed.
(c) A powerful being.
(d) There isn't one.

13. What level did Hinduism strive to deal with?
(a) The think level.
(b) The then level.
(c) The thine level.
(d) The thou level.

14. How did Campbell say religious metaphors should be understood?
(a) By denotation.
(b) Through meditation.
(c) Through interpretation.
(d) By connotation.

15. Who was enthroned between Isis and Hermes in a painting?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Moses.
(d) Solomon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Campbell say every man had to follow?

2. What did Campbell say humans were to the Earth?

3. What did Campbell say metaphors described?

4. What must humans do to create new symbols in life?

5. What religion did Sri Ramakrishna follow?

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