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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Religious Imagination and the Rules of Traditional Theology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the other half of people in religion say about what half of the people said was truth?
(a) They were not to be trusted.
(b) They were lies.
(c) They were useful.
(d) They were teaching tools.

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

3. What country did Campbell talk about at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Turkey.
(b) England.
(c) Iran.
(d) Italy.

4. What was the intermediate institution for Christians?
(a) A mystical union with God.
(b) A ritual.
(c) A feast.
(d) A covenant.

5. How were gurus attracting young Westerners?
(a) All of these.
(b) Allowing them to feel part of something.
(c) Preaching the glorious details of nature.
(d) Telling them secrets lied within.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were some clergy unable to interpret?

2. What in the Bible did Campbell call poetry?

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

4. What did Mythology teach people to respect?

5. Where did the phrase "tat tvam asi" come from?

(see the answer key)

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