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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dreams have a direct relationship with the individual experience of the ___________.
(a) Outcome
(b) Environment
(c) Understanding of the analyst
(d) Dreamer

2. "The freedom won from the malice of the monster....is symbolized as a _________."
(a) God
(b) Woman
(c) Book
(d) Purse of wealth

3. The goal is an ultimate reunion between physical and _________ worlds.
(a) Christian
(b) Mythological
(c) Psychological
(d) Spiritual

4. What is the first effect of the cosmogonic emanations of universal power?
(a) Quiet
(b) Framing of the world stage of space
(c) Energy buildup
(d) Vibrating noises

5. The Hero has two problems when he returns. One problem is that he needs to present what he has learned to those who ___________ his message.
(a) Don't believe
(b) Don't care about
(c) Don't understand
(d) Don't want to hear

6. When a civilization begins to reinterpret its mythology...the ________ goes out of it.
(a) Purpose
(b) Life
(c) Intention
(d) Meaning

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

8. There is ___________ for the interpretation of myths.
(a) Many a process
(b) One proper system
(c) No good method
(d) No final system

9. What is one way, Campbell suggests, humans can use to separate themselves from their outer layers and connect with spirit?
(a) Hallucinogens
(b) Prayer
(c) Fasting
(d) Meditation

10. Since _____ can be dangerous, Campbell suggests this is why it is marked by detailed, mythically grounded prayer.
(a) Faith
(b) Life
(c) Birth
(d) Death

11. Whenever the poetry of myth is interpreted as biography...it is ________.
(a) Made more relevant
(b) Made powerful
(c) Weakened
(d) Killed

12. The first task of the man-hero is to break down the ____________ to union with God.
(a) Familial discontent
(b) Stereotypical obstacles
(c) Emotional barriers
(d) Physical barriers

13. About Mary: "....her womb, remaining fallow as the primordial abyss, summons to itself...the original power that fertilized the _______."
(a) Space
(b) Human race
(c) World
(d) Void

14. Where are the Maori from?
(a) Hawaii
(b) New Guinea
(c) New Zealand
(d) Australia

15. The _______ exists in the conscious; the conscious opens itself to the sub-conscious.
(a) Meaning
(b) Way
(c) Truth
(d) Sub-conscious

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second effect of the cosmogonic emanations of universal power?

2. The place of the Hero's ____....is the mid-point or navel of the world.

3. The second task of the man-hero is to transcend the _________ spiritually.

4. What kind of element is the water of the ritual in #125?

5. What does Campbell say this ritual in #125 really is a ritual of?

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