The Power of Myth Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Power of Myth Test | Final Test - Medium

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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. To what country's myth does Campbell compare the clown figure?
(a) India
(b) Ireland
(c) England
(d) Nigeria

2. The person who leaves the existing world is embarking on a _____________.
(a) journey
(b) dream quest
(c) legend
(d) spiritual wakening

3. Rather than a means to an end, Campbell said that religion's role is more likely this?
(a) Organization
(b) Surprise
(c) Defense
(d) Obstruction

4. What type of man do Campbell and Moyer say that God is?
(a) Archetypical
(b) Universally
(c) Digressive
(d) Evolutionary

5. Which of the following is immortal and voluntarily participates in the sorrows of the world?
(a) Bodhisattva
(b) Nirvana
(c) Tibetan Buddhist Monks
(d) Jesus Christ

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Campbell indicate that role models for society are created?

2. Which of the following describes how the Hebrew tradition referred to the Canaanite Goddess?

3. Which of the following cultures used the circle to represent the embodiment of the center of their mythology?

4. According to Campbell, infidelity goes against which of the following?

5. What is the earth considered throughout myths of the farming era?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are liturgies?

2. When and with whom did the concept of romantic love originate?

3. In relation to the Neolithic figures that have been unearthed, what issue does Campbell not address?

4. What is the mandala in the Buddhist tradition?

5. What two things does Campbell indicate will help to decide whether or not the western ideas of matrimony permeate the cultures of India or China?

6. By the middle ages, to what were the preponderance of Cathedrals dedicated?

7. Instead of the Crucifixion, what does the Oriental tradition describe in relation to Bodhisattva?

8. What placed the Goddess as a counterpart to the male God who judges and punishes mankind?

9. How does the hero in a myth become a hero?

10. How does Campbell describe sexual desire?

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