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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the simple answer to why the Hero would want to return to a world after his journey?
(a) It's impossible to avoid.
(b) There is no simple answer.
(c) It's part of the book.
(d) It's necessary.

2. What is NOT a symbol of this central item, as referenced in #25 and #26?
(a) Mountain
(b) Tree
(c) Whale
(d) Fountain

3. "______ is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human cultural manifestation."
(a) Myth
(b) World navel
(c) Imagination
(d) Power

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

5. Who is often portrayed as being one with his spouse, Shakti?
(a) Shinta
(b) Shiva
(c) Shina
(d) Shakra

Short Answer Questions

1. The quest for the ultimate boon manifests in archetypes because humanity craves ______.

2. What Oriental philosophy corresponds with the idea of duality?

3. Dreams have a direct relationship with the individual experience of the ___________.

4. What does Campbell say the archetypal image of God might be?

5. What kind of myth is the story of the man who dreamed of killing his father and taking care of his mother?

(see the answer key)

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