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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Question Period.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why did Campbell say mythology is no longer meaningful in most cases?
(a) Pieces of the stories are missing.
(b) The characters are shallow.
(c) The lessons are too simple.
(d) The symbols are antiquated.

4. What did Mythology teach people to respect?
(a) Gods.
(b) History.
(c) Power.
(d) Mysteries.

5. What did the Egyptians think of the tongue and teeth?
(a) They were sensory.
(b) They were necessary.
(c) They were ornamental.
(d) They were sexual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the myth of the cave associated with?

2. What did Campbell say would help men learn transcendence?

3. What kind of religion is Hinduism considered?

4. How did Campbell say people could answer the metaphysical call?

5. What did James Joyce call terror?

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