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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. Why were Osiris and Set created?
(a) So people could meditate on Jesus.
(b) To explain the origin of the sun.
(c) To honor a great leader.
(d) To create respect for priests.

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

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

4. Who asked Campbell about what he thought was a lie?
(a) A newspaper reporter.
(b) A student.
(c) An editor.
(d) A radio host.

5. What did Campbell compare metaphors to?
(a) Education.
(b) Poems.
(c) All of these.
(d) Journeys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Campbell say Mythology was supposed to awaken?

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

3. What did Western religions pit against each other?

4. What did 'tat tvam asi' mean?

5. Who saw religion as a protection from experience?

(see the answer key)

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