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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 historical event happened at Qumran?

2. Who did the creator in Indian mythology punish?

3. Where did Vyasa's father leave his seed?

4. What occupation did Moses serve when he found the burning bush?

5. What did Campbell say mattered most of all in religious matters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the painting, the Second Coming, depict?

2. How did Campbell say Christians went about learning new things?

3. What is Kundalini?

4. What did Campbell think the Space Age did to religious ideals?

5. What have studies shown about teaching religion to children?

6. Where did Campbell say many of our modern Easter symbols came from?

7. What did Campbell say a lot of history was created by?

8. What did Campbell say was the second law of life?

9. How did a Jewish philosopher say a man might get to know God?

10. What is the theory of Christ's death that involves fishing?

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

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 3

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

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