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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the solar mystery?
(a) There is no end to creation.
(b) Nobody dies or is born.
(c) The afterlife is in the Earth.
(d) The sun is static and immobile.

2. What kind of book was Kings?
(a) Historical.
(b) Narrative.
(c) Legendary.
(d) Theological.

3. Who began the cycle of the patriarchs?
(a) Moses.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Adam.

4. What did the Jews think would happen when the Messiah came?
(a) The end of the world.
(b) A crucifixion.
(c) A war.
(d) A renewal of peace.

5. What did Buddha give up when he became a leader?
(a) All of these.
(b) Seclusion.
(c) Peace.
(d) Wealth.

6. What was the first God of Evil on record called?
(a) The Deceiver.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) Hades.
(d) The Devil.

7. How did Campbell define transcendence?
(a) Finding an identity.
(b) Shedding sinful ways.
(c) Learning about the past.
(d) Moving beyond something.

8. What was the myth of the cave associated with?
(a) The Winter Solstice.
(b) The Spring Equinox.
(c) The Autumn Equinox.
(d) The Summer Solstice.

9. What did Campbell say was the most symbolic part of the Crucifixion?
(a) The crown of thorns.
(b) Mary as a mortal.
(c) Christ being a God.
(d) The Cross.

10. What did Campbell say caused men to see there were no horizons?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Mythology.
(c) History.
(d) Space.

11. Which of Arthur's knights suggested going separately into the forest?
(a) Gawain.
(b) Morgaine.
(c) Galahad.
(d) Lancelot.

12. Why were there ancient drawings of Jesus with an animal head?
(a) It was a common misconception of the time.
(b) It was an insult to Christians.
(c) It was symbolic of strength.
(d) It denoted him as a Jew.

13. What is the form of the Upanishads God?
(a) The Sun.
(b) The Earth.
(c) The Ocean.
(d) The Soul.

14. What did Campbell say diverse traditions expressed?
(a) A new inspiration.
(b) A higher power.
(c) A single experience.
(d) A source of salvation.

15. What marks Christianity as a true religion?
(a) It has historical evidence.
(b) It has a creed.
(c) It has a following.
(d) It has a canon of scripture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Campbell say was the main benefit of groupings?

2. Why did Campbell say men created myths?

3. What did Campbell say mattered most of all in religious matters?

4. What kind of Medieval man was hesitant to trust Mother Nature?

5. How long did Jesus fast in the desert?

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