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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Campbell say every man had to follow?
(a) Their own path.
(b) The future.
(c) Their heart.
(d) The plan of God.

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

3. What kind of experiences did Campbell say led to rapture?
(a) Exhorbitant.
(b) Occupational.
(c) Tragic.
(d) Happy.

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

5. How did Campbell say people could answer the metaphysical call?
(a) By going into the self.
(b) By relazing their hold on reality.
(c) By letting go of the concrete.
(d) By finding beauty in nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Campbell say religion was often mistaken for?

2. What should well-functioning mythologies produce?

3. How did Campbell describe meditation?

4. Where was it written that the Kingdom of God would spread unseen?

5. What did Campbell say about the two neighboring lands of the country talked about in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Campbell start talking about his ideas of myth being a lie?

2. Why did Campbell say it was useful to study many different religious traditions?

3. What did Shive personify?

4. What was the Japanese idea about individuals, and what was the comparison made there?

5. How did Campbell say people in the world viewed metaphor?

6. How did Campbell describe myths?

7. How did Campbell say gurus were attracting Western youth?

8. What did Campbell say Mythology's religious function was?

9. What was the difference cited between gurus and Arthurian knights?

10. What did Campbell say was the fourth function of metaphor?

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