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

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

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

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

5. What did Campbell say had to happen for a heart to awaken?
(a) Find compassion.
(b) All of these.
(c) Seek for meaning.
(d) Identify with others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Campbell say scholars missed when studying facts?

2. What country did Campbell enjoy visiting the most?

3. What did Campbell say was the fulfillment of a man's purpose and direction?

4. What was Campbell doing when he declared something a lie?

5. What did Campbell say Christianity did to salvation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What formed the mystery of the Orient?

2. What did Campbell say was the first function of metaphor?

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

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

5. How did scholars and theologians differ when studying metaphor?

6. Why did Campbell like visiting Japan so much?

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

8. What did Campbell say was the second function of metaphor?

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

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

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