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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. It can be dangerous to to interpret myths solely as _______ of historical events and circumstances.

2. What does this section "The Keys" summarize?

3. What does Campbell attempt to show relates within mythology?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize "The Crossing of the Return Threshold."

3. What is death portrayed as, according to Campbell?

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

5. Summarize "Transformations of the Hero" and "The Primordial Hero and the Human."

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

7. Summarize "The Universal Round."

8. Over time, what has happened to core myths, according to Campbell?

9. Summarize "Within Space - Life."

10. What is the "universal round"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of an innermost cave creates the first victory for the Hero in their journey.

Part 1: Describe the idea of the innermost cave.

Part 2: What is the importance of the innermost cave for the Hero's journey.

Part 3: Cite at least two examples of innermost caves that a Hero has encountered in myth or in stories.

Essay Topic 2

The threshold is the step that a Hero must take in order to truly begin his/her journey.

Part 1: Define the idea of a threshold in the Hero's Journey.

Part 2: Why is it imperative that the Hero pass the first threshold?

Part 3: Cite at least 2 examples of thresholds that heroes have crossed.

Essay Topic 3

Take one myth you recall from the book or from your childhood to answer the following questions.

Part 1: Describe the story or myth you have chosen.

Part 2: Describe how the Hero goes on the journey.

Part 3: What is the importance of this myth for those who read it?

(see the answer keys)

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