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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI, The Gift of the Goddess.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of powers did plains dwellers attribute to animals and plants?
(a) Healing powers
(b) Spiritual powers
(c) Supernatural powers
(d) Personified powers

2. What Indian God is used to describe the idea of killing and eating other living beings?
(a) Vishmnu
(b) Kirtimukah
(c) The destroyer
(d) Shiva

3. What does Campbell indicate is a relatively recent development in the history of mankind?
(a) Similarities between Judeo-Christian and Moslem religions
(b) Males of both dogmas
(c) Depiction of God as a male figure
(d) Domination of Goddesses in mythology

4. With what is the Goddess identified?
(a) Stars
(b) Moon
(c) Night
(d) Earth

5. What influence does Campbell indicate leads to the reemergence of the female figure in the Christian religion?
(a) Roman Catholic church
(b) Greek
(c) Hebrew people
(d) Romans

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did the clergy during medieval times indicate their authority was derived?

2. What does Campbell state about sacred places?

3. With what do the invaders replace the temple to the Sun?

4. Which of the following cultures is an example of a culture which sanctifies its own land?

5. Which of the following historical developments does Campbell trace in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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