The Power of Myth Test | Final Test - Hard

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 - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following religions is mankind identified as being included and participating with the deity?

2. What does Jesus do when he returns from the desert?

3. Which of the following can be said that occurs in the stories of Jesus Christ, Buddha and Moses?

4. What is the dominant theme of the Mediterranean region's religious history?

5. Campbell and Moyers identify the development of the cult of the individual as being important at the _____________________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was different about the Semitic and Indo-European invaders and those that they invaded?

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

3. What image does Campbell evoke to illustrate what he is trying to convey when he discusses the concept of eternity?

4. What does the description of evildoers and their fate teach the members of a society?

5. What do the myths of the Iroquois beautiful maid and her many suitors, as well as the English tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight tell?

6. What is the mandala in the Buddhist tradition?

7. The legends of heroes also can describe what besides religions?

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

9. Where does the author indicate variations in generalized hero legends can be found?

10. What are liturgies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does it seem natural that the Goddess religions were very close to the fertile river areas? What areas of the world would this type of belief continue? Does Campbell's reasoning seem sound? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Do you agree with Campbell's assertion that man's view of God depends on the encompassing culture? Why or Why not? How do missionaries play into this idea?

Essay Topic 3

Do you believe there are new myths in our current society? If yes, describe them in detail. If not, why do you think this is the case?

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