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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In primitive societies, gods were often associated with ___________________.
(a) life and death situations
(b) unexplained events
(c) seasons
(d) actual objects

2. Which of the following could be considered a vestige of an earlier Hunter-Gatherer myth?
(a) The origin of maize from the Algonquin Indians
(b) The Lamb of God who washes away the sins of the world
(c) The Motif of a male inseminating mother earth
(d) The Polynesian legend of the origin of the coconut tree

3. Modern churches are built like what according to Campbell?
(a) Office buildings
(b) Skyscrapers
(c) Theatres
(d) Temples

4. Which of the following is not one of the more sophisticated concepts of God?
(a) Creator of the World
(b) Giver of life
(c) Ultimate Lord of the Universe
(d) Supreme Being

5. What does Black Elk see in his vision?
(a) Tragic fate for his people
(b) The annihilation of the buffalo
(c) Peace between the Sioux and the white man
(d) The birth of a great Sioux leader

Short Answer Questions

1. 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."

2. What does Campbell call the cave paintings?

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

4. Whose myths fascinated Campbell as he was growing up?

5. The prehistoric cave paintings in Southwest France are an example of ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion do Campbell and Moyers reach about current American society?

2. How have myths helped Campbell?

3. What do the accounts of legends highlight from early times?

4. Why are contemporary rituals carried out?

5. How does Campbell describe his upbringing?

6. What is the underlying assumption regarding human development according to Campbell?

7. What are the three universal common legends?

8. How did primitive societies associate gods?

9. What happens when different cultures expand their spheres of influence and come into contact with each other?

10. What is Chapter 2 mainly about?

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