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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) actual objects
(b) life and death situations
(c) seasons
(d) unexplained events

2. What are two principal contributors to the preservation and evolution of myths?
(a) Artists and shamans
(b) People and animals
(c) Religious followers and their God
(d) God and followers

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

4. In medieval times, what does Campbell indicate the clergy did to ordinary people?
(a) Surprised
(b) Preached
(c) Listened
(d) Controlled

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many creatures does Aristophanes tell were created at the beginning of time?

2. Where was it especially common to find early societies assigning special powers to plants and animals?

3. Which of the following could be considered an example of a paramount modern social institution?

4. Which of the following best describes the main idea of this text?

5. What is the Eucharist believed to be in the Christian religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Roman Catholic Church do which is an example of ritual evolution?

2. What does the architecture of a city express?

3. What do places of worship include which are similar across various religions?

4. What happens with the coming of the planting cycle?

5. In Plato's Symposium, how is gender defined?

6. What happens when individuals share their dreams with others?

7. What do hunting rituals have in common?

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

9. How have myths helped Campbell?

10. What is a shaman?

(see the answer keys)

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