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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Campbell say myths were products of?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Desire.
(d) History.

2. What country did Campbell enjoy visiting the most?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Japan.
(c) Italy.
(d) Iran.

3. What did Campbell say religion was often mistaken for?
(a) Truth.
(b) History.
(c) Mythology.
(d) Science.

4. Who was enthroned between Isis and Hermes in a painting?
(a) Solomon.
(b) Moses.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Jesus.

5. What did Campbell say the Bible was a depiction of?
(a) A journey of the soul.
(b) The way to manage society.
(c) The battle between good and evil.
(d) A good world falling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eckhart say was the best thing God did for man?

2. What was ignored when metaphors were taken literally?

3. What kind of religion was seen as a protection from experience?

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

5. What must fall away for people to grasp the truth, according to Campbell?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Campbell say gurus were attracting Western youth?

2. How did scholars and theologians differ when studying metaphor?

3. Why did Campbell like visiting Japan so much?

4. What did Campbell say was the first function of metaphor?

5. What did Campbell say most Western religions caused, and why?

6. How did Sri Ramakrishna open conversations?

7. What did the yin-yang represent?

8. What did Campbell say Mythology's religious function was?

9. What was the metaphor used by Paul to describe the crucifixion?

10. What did Campbell say came of tragic situations?

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