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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 2, Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was "swallowed" by the ocean after being dismembered by his evil brother?
(a) Osiris
(b) Set
(c) Hepuset
(d) Tutankamen

2. In many Hero stories, the Hero decides __________ after his journey.
(a) To find another journey
(b) To return
(c) To die
(d) Not to return

3. Who was in love with Jason and thus helped him in his quest?
(a) Hera
(b) Medea
(c) Trinia
(d) Methusa

4. What does the Hero encounter if he does not do the bidding of the God or Goddess?
(a) Reward
(b) Respect
(c) Mythical creatures
(d) More obstacles

5. By what are the Hero's first steps into the new world blocked?
(a) Obstacles
(b) Spiritual doubt
(c) A wall
(d) A Guardian

Short Answer Questions

1. The Hero is faced with the responsibility of returning what he has gained and __________ it with the world.

2. About Mary: "....her womb, remaining fallow as the primordial abyss, summons to itself...the original power that fertilized the _______."

3. Swallowing, Campbell suggests, is a symbol of a kind of spiritual _______.

4. Many Hero characters discover new _________ inside that which swallowed them.

5. How many types of journeys are available when the Hero decides to return?

(see the answer key)

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