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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is indeed the Hero's responsibility to accept that part of himself and to become the _________.
(a) Mother
(b) Warrior
(c) Father
(d) Mystery

2. Who is the main archetypal character that Campbell reveals as being at the center of myths and stories?
(a) The Hero
(b) The Mover
(c) The God
(d) The Victor

3. Many saints chose to _____ while in deep communion with God, as opposing to preaching and sharing his word.
(a) Hide away
(b) Die
(c) Leave their homes
(d) Sleep

4. After the first threshold, what immediately happens to the Hero?
(a) He goes home.
(b) He is swallowed.
(c) He becomes reborn.
(d) He ends his journey.

5. All things, moral and ________, beautiful and ________ emerge from this central area.
(a) Just, attractive
(b) Right, positive
(c) Unjust, plain
(d) Immoral, ugly

Short Answer Questions

1. Which hero was swallowed by a giant monster?

2. What is a narrative form anchored in the pain and fear of that ultimate truth of death?

3. In spite of humanity's fondness for happy endings, [life] has only one ending - what is it?

4. What do we have to be shown if the Hero's goal of inspiring humanity is to be met?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the idea of the "Supernatural Aid"?

2. Why is the atonement such an important stage for the Hero's Journey?

3. What are the "inexhaustible energies" to which Campbell refers?

4. What occurs as a result of the encounter with the Father?

5. List three examples that Campbell uses to show the Hero's journey.

6. What is the main idea of "The Woman as the Temptress"?

7. What does Campbell suggest is the ultimate point of the Hero's journey?

8. What is the main content of the section, "The Hero and the God"?

9. Summarize "The Rescue from Without."

10. What happens when the Hero is a young woman? How does "The Meeting with the Goddess" take place?

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