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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 in the Bible did Campbell call poetry?

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

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

4. Why was Paul's teaching in Corinth accepted?

5. What did Campbell say myths were products of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Campbell like visiting Japan so much?

2. What did Campbell say metaphors truly described?

3. What did Campbell say came of tragic situations?

4. What did Campbell say corrupted the poetry of the Bible?

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

6. What was the metaphor used by Paul to describe the crucifixion?

7. What did Campbell say allowed radiance in life?

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

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

10. How did Sri Ramakrishna open conversations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the most important facets of the Jewish culture, and why did Campbell think this culture was so important in history?

Essay Topic 2

What significance did Campbell put on the Biblical story of Moses, and how does this differ from most Christians' view about it?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the different reasons given for the death of Christ, and how did these affect Campbell's ideas about Christianity?

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