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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What types of media did the first storytellers use to create art?
(a) Hair
(b) Wood
(c) Tools
(d) Rock

3. Which of the following religions is the only one to portray the serpent as seducer?
(a) Muslim
(b) Jewish
(c) Buddha
(d) Christian

4. Which of the following could be considered an example of a paramount modern social institution?
(a) Birth
(b) Marriage
(c) Job status
(d) Death

5. Which of the following cannot be divorced from a specific culture and environment from the time it occurs?
(a) Rituals
(b) Mythology
(c) Writing of a historical nature
(d) Religion

6. What is the stage in marriage where a mythological image embodies the sacrifice of the visible for a transcendent good?
(a) Alchemical stage
(b) Chemical Stage
(c) Last stage
(d) First stage

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

8. Why are contemporary rituals carried out?
(a) To invoke reverence
(b) To provide stability to our culture
(c) To mark people by their social standing
(d) To mark special events in private lives

9. How is the snake (from the creation story) regarded in India?
(a) Benevolently
(b) Seducer
(c) Sacred animal
(d) Serpent King

10. Which of the following best describes the main idea of this text?
(a) History of the human race
(b) Universality and evolution of myths through history
(c) Ideas about changing ancient myths
(d) Doctoral thesis

11. Of which general religion is Campbell?
(a) Jewish
(b) Christian
(c) Buddhist
(d) Muslim

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

13. 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

14. How many creation myths does Campbell share from the Bible?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c)
(d) 3

15. Campbell indicates the Bible describes the evolution of _______________.
(a) The story of the life of Jesus
(b) the historical account of events
(c) How God has changed over time
(d) The Judeo-Christian concept of God

Short Answer Questions

1. How have myths helped Campbell view his body?

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

3. According to Campbell, what is the function of a mythology?

4. Which specific cathedral does Campbell indicate he has visited numerous times?

5. When do dreams become a part of society's myths?

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