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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Experience of Religious Mystery.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Campbell say almost all religions have in common?
(a) God is a punishing deity.
(b) There are scriptural records.
(c) God and Earth are differentiated.
(d) There is a way to repent.

2. What did Campbell say was the second function served by Mythology?
(a) Alligning consciousness to the mysteries of the universe.
(b) Supporting moral order in society.
(c) Carrying individuals through life's crises.
(d) Perceiving the mystery of time and space.

3. What kind of religion was seen as a protection from experience?
(a) Formal.
(b) Christian.
(c) Agnostic.
(d) Ritualistic.

4. What did Campbell say was an underlying definition of Mythology?
(a) An explanation of mysteries.
(b) Past references.
(c) The root of actual knowledge.
(d) Other people's religion.

5. What did Campbell say separated believers from atheists?
(a) Their need for religion.
(b) Their belief in metaphor.
(c) Their trust in religion.
(d) Their faithful hearts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did half of the people in religion say was truth?

2. Who asked Campbell about what he thought was a lie?

3. What country did Campbell talk about at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. What did the yin yang represent?

5. What must humans do to create new symbols in life?

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