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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Campbell say were the main categories of God?
(a) None of these.
(b) Immortal and Mortal.
(c) Being and nonbeing.
(d) Omnipotent and Omniscient.

3. What caused Jewish men to be allowed into the covenant?
(a) Circumcision.
(b) Scholar Study.
(c) The First Passover.
(d) Bat Mizvahs.

4. What religion did Sri Ramakrishna follow?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Paragnism.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Christianity.

5. What did James Joyce call terror?
(a) A static experience of the sublime.
(b) A doorway to understanding.
(c) A path to the truth.
(d) A test of the believers.

6. What kind of conquerors were always found in Hebrew scriptures?
(a) Patriarchal.
(b) Monarchal.
(c) Heroic.
(d) Matriarchal.

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

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

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

10. What did Campbell say myths were products of?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Dreams.
(c) History.
(d) Desire.

11. How did Campbell describe meditation?
(a) Transcending.
(b) Discursive.
(c) All of these.
(d) Inspirational.

12. What did translating the Roman Catholic Mass cause?
(a) All of these.
(b) Spiritual revolution.
(c) Spread of the Gospel.
(d) Dilution of mystery.

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

14. What about the world did Navajos often meditate over?
(a) Energy.
(b) Water.
(c) Nature.
(d) Heat.

15. What did Campbell say made narratives complex?
(a) Philosophical debates.
(b) Literary devices.
(c) Morals.
(d) Characters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Campbell say most Western religions came from?

3. What level did Hinduism strive to deal with?

4. Who asked Campbell about what he thought was a lie?

5. What did Campbell say caused Martin Luther King Jr.'s death?

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