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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 Christianity did to salvation?

2. What about the world did Navajos often meditate over?

3. What was said to have cut short experiences?

4. What kind of experiences did Campbell say led to rapture?

5. What did Campbell say Medieval society was based on?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Shive personify?

3. What did Campbell say allowed radiance in life?

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

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

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

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

8. What did the yin-yang represent?

9. What did Campbell say would bring victory over patriarchal provincialism?

10. What did Campbell say metaphors truly described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Science was a major theme in this book. Where did it appear, and how was it used to further the informational tone of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Education and the importance of training are constant themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and which parts of human culture are most affected by them?

Essay Topic 3

What was the medieval thought on philosophy, and how does it differ from the modern ideas of philosophy?

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