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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of myth is the story of the man who dreamed of killing his father and taking care of his mother?
(a) Disturbed
(b) Unrealistic
(c) Oedipal
(d) Narcissius

2. What is ultimately glorious in life and in celebrations of love and beauty?
(a) Peace
(b) Dedication
(c) Journey
(d) Time

3. What does Campbell say are used to signify and to assist in the breaking of the attachment to one's parent?
(a) Dreams
(b) Rituals
(c) Arguments
(d) Gifts

4. Who was turned into a flower for refusing the advances of Apollo?
(a) Hera
(b) Daphne
(c) Diana
(d) Aphrodite

5. What joins at this central area as described in #28?
(a) Four winds
(b) Four directions
(c) Every animal
(d) All the colors of the wind

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the half human/half bull child of an enchanted queen?

2. Which hero was swallowed by a giant monster?

3. Who is the person associated with journeying to find the Golden Fleece?

4. What is often caused by an accident or a deliberate change in circumstances?

5. Which fairy tale does Campbell choose to use in the beginning of this section?

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