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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. The characteristics of the physical world are ultimately a kind of ___________.
(a) Illusion
(b) Clothing
(c) Disguise
(d) Power

2. The world ________ is also _______.
(a) Above, below
(b) Beneath, above
(c) Around, above
(d) Without, within

3. What does this section "The Keys" summarize?
(a) Christianity's flaws
(b) Campbell's faith
(c) The Hero's Journey
(d) The downfall of religions

4. What does Campbell attempt to show relates within mythology?
(a) Academia
(b) Art
(c) Religion
(d) Psychology

5. When myths are reinterpreted from older times to modern times, the link between the perspectives is ___________.
(a) Strengthened
(b) Made clear
(c) Unaffected
(d) Dissolved

Short Answer Questions

1. Campbell notes that many cultures have an explanation for the process of life/noise emerging from ________.

2. 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.

3. What kind of element is the fire of the ritual in #125?

4. Death can be just as dangerous as the journey into _________.

5. What does Campbell quote at length in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurs in "Freedom to Live"?

2. What is the "universal round"?

3. Summarize "The Matrix of Destiny."

4. What occurs in "The Master of the Two Worlds"?

5. What are some of the symbols Campbell points out in the Christian sacrament of baptism?

6. Describe the content of "Childhood of the Human Hero."

7. How is the freedom won from the malice of the monster symbolized as?

8. What does the "Shape-shifter" point out?

9. What does Campbell say happens when the poetry of myth is interpreted as biography, history, or science?

10. What does Campbell suggest every individual member of the human race has a responsibility to do?

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