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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of the universal themes identified by Campbell?
(a) Birth
(b) Death
(c) Identification of God
(d) Reincarnation

2. What does Campbell say that he finds is an ideal place for meditation?
(a) Chartres
(b) Cologne
(c) Canterbury
(d) Milan

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

4. Which of the following is a true statement about recurring themes in mythology?
(a) They represent the norms of specific generations.
(b) They allow for cultural norms to be explored by generations living them.
(c) They provide truths only about specific cultures and societies.
(d) They portray universal and eternal truths about mankind.

5. Whose myths fascinated Campbell as he was growing up?
(a) Japanese
(b) Aztec
(c) Chinese
(d) American Indians

6. How does Campbell indicate all love affairs will end?
(a) Love
(b) Marriage
(c) Disappointment
(d) No acceptance by society

7. What do all of the hunting rituals have in common?
(a) Changing environment or social conditions
(b) Sustainable source of food
(c) The notion of appeasement for taking the life of a wild creature
(d) Elements of cooperation between hunter and prey

8. From where did the clergy during medieval times indicate their authority was derived?
(a) Sins of mankind
(b) Their own meditations and personal contact with God
(c) God
(d) Inescapable supernatural laws that rule over the natural world

9. Where can the myths and legends of the hunters and gatherers be found?
(a) Songs and stories
(b) Cave paintings and rock art
(c) In the Bible
(d) Through written stories

10. What is the Eucharist believed to be in the Christian religion?
(a) Body of Christ
(b) Religious food
(c) Blood of Christ
(d) Water to wine

11. How can a myth or ritual be preserved to the changing environment or social conditions of the culture?
(a) Adapting
(b) Oral traditions
(c) Written dialogue
(d) Religious ceremonies

12. What do Campbell and Moyers indicate has lost its force and become a mere remnant of the original in regard to marriage?
(a) Polygamy
(b) Monogamous marriage
(c) Ritual marriage
(d) Social marriages

13. When the Jews were in Babylon their God was ____________.
(a) A local tribal god
(b) The same as the present day god
(c) Unknown
(d) The savior

14. Which of the following cities is an example of the importance of architecture as an expression of spiritual tenets?
(a) Kansas City
(b) Salt Lake City
(c) Mexico City
(d) New York City

15. With what do the invaders replace the temple to the Sun?
(a) Temple to the Moon
(b) Nothing, they left the temples intact
(c) Statue of Christ
(d) Catholic Cathedral

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the concept of God to become more of a world savior by the Jews?

2. What is the architecture of a city an expression of in a society?

3. What is the stage in marriage where a mythological image embodies the sacrifice of the visible for a transcendent good?

4. In the Pawnee legend, how does Tirawa tell man he will show himself?

5. When did Mexico City have great temples and considered a sacred city?

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