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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. Who was in the burning bush?

2. What kind of Medieval man was hesitant to trust Mother Nature?

3. What myth did the story of Jacob and Esau follow?

4. What marked the first known sacred spaces?

5. What was the solar mystery?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Jung call the most significant religious document, and why?

4. Who did the Mayans worship with a cross?

5. How did Buddha die?

6. How was Buddha able to cross the river, and what happened afterward?

7. What significance did the Tower of Babel have on history?

8. What is the Sumerian story of the creation?

9. How did Campbell say men should study Genesis and Exodus in the Bible?

10. What are Jung's opposing pairs, and what significance do they have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Astrology affect the medieval culture, and what was the Church's stance on this belief?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the different religions that have a cross as a significant symbol, and how did Campbell say this affected his feelings and thoughts on religion?

Essay Topic 3

What role does mythology play in the medieval society, and where does it appear? How was the culture altered by the presence of this mythology?

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