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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 about the world did Navajos often meditate over?

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

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

4. What did Jesus not fear in his life, according to Campbell?

5. Who spoke of hearing things that could not be told?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Campbell say metaphors truly described?

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

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

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

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

6. What did Campbell say allowed radiance in life?

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

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

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

10. What happened when the Roman Catholic Mass was translated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the analogies Paul used when teaching about Christ, and how did they affect the audiences who heard them?

Essay Topic 2

What is literalism, and how did this concept affect the progression of religious ideas?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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