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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 two symbols are combined in a powerful union through the Goddess Nut?
(a) Moon and sun
(b) Sunrise and sunset
(c) Heavenly body and mother earth
(d) Mother earth and the goddess

2. To what does Campbell compare the caves with cave drawings?
(a) Historical records
(b) Primitive oral stories
(c) Cathedrals
(d) Famous paintings by the great artists

3. What does Campbell indicate is identified as the natural choice for supreme being?
(a) Savior
(b) Father
(c) There is no clear choice
(d) Mother

4. The Semitic and Indo-European invaders were mainly what?
(a) Farmers
(b) Gatherers
(c) Stationary hunters
(d) Hunters and nomads

5. What conclusion do Campbell and Moyers reach about mythology in current society?
(a) There is just the right amount of effective ritual and mythology.
(b) There are no rituals and mythology.
(c) There is too much effective ritual and mythology.
(d) There is a lack of effective ritual and mythology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who formalizes the dogma of Mary being the Mother of God?

2. How many creation myths does Campbell share from the Bible?

3. Which of the following is the best synonym for motif as used in the following sentence: "The motifs of creation and death occurred in both Catholic and American Indian myths."

4. All mythologies indicate that the idea of God is unknowable and is the what?

5. What types of media did the first storytellers use to create art?

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