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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Campbell say Mythology was supposed to awaken?

2. What did Campbell say formed the mystery of the Orient?

3. What did Campbell say had to happen for a heart to awaken?

4. What did Campbell say every man had to follow?

5. What did Campbell say the Bible was a depiction of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What about men did Western religions think needed purification?

4. What did Campbell say most Western religions caused, and why?

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

6. What did Semitic traditions require that others did not, and why?

7. How did the Shinto religion differ from most Western religions?

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

9. What did Campbell say allowed radiance in life?

10. What did the yin-yang represent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Kundalini, and what affect did this power have on the religious culture?

Essay Topic 2

How did medieval writers differ from modern writers, and what impact does this have on the two styles of literature?

Essay Topic 3

How did Campbell say technology was changing the religious landscape at this time in history?

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