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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What in the Bible did Campbell call poetry?
(a) The Commandments.
(b) The mythology.
(c) The Covenants.
(d) The symbolism.

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

3. What must fall away for people to grasp the truth, according to Campbell?
(a) The masks of God.
(b) The mythological texts.
(c) The metaphysical covers.
(d) The religious devotions.

4. What did Campbell say Medieval society was based on?
(a) Compassion and Love.
(b) Fall and Redemption.
(c) Repentance and Hope.
(d) Good and Evil.

5. What did Campbell say about the two neighboring lands of the country talked about in Chapter 2?
(a) The peace was caused by belief in mythology.
(b) The conflicts were all started over legends.
(c) The beliefs were radically different.
(d) The religious background was amazing.

6. What did Campbell say humans were to the Earth?
(a) Sense organs.
(b) Children.
(c) Proof.
(d) Histories.

7. What did Campbell say was a lie?
(a) Scripture.
(b) Myth.
(c) Legend.
(d) Religion.

8. Where did the phrase "tat tvam asi" come from?
(a) The Buddhists.
(b) The Brahmims.
(c) The Khoran.
(d) Confuscious.

9. What in the desert did Navajos attach mythological meaning to?
(a) The emptiness.
(b) The sand.
(c) The snakes.
(d) Every detail.

10. What did Campbell compare metaphors to?
(a) Journeys.
(b) Education.
(c) Poems.
(d) All of these.

11. What did Campbell say caused Martin Luther King Jr.'s death?
(a) God's plan.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) His life path.
(d) Racism.

12. What did Campbell say promoted mathematics in education?
(a) Truency.
(b) Mythology.
(c) Education.
(d) Religion.

13. What did Campbell say should not be comfortable in church?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Consciences.
(c) Seats.
(d) Desires.

14. What should well-functioning mythologies produce?
(a) Awe.
(b) All of these.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Gratitude.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Jewish men to be allowed into the covenant?

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

3. Who said the Kingdom of God would spread unseen?

4. How did Campbell say people could answer the metaphysical call?

5. What did the yin yang represent?

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