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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did James Joyce call terror?

2. What did Campbell say every man had to follow?

3. What should well-functioning mythologies produce?

4. Why was Paul's teaching in Corinth accepted?

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

3. How did Sri Ramakrishna open conversations?

4. What was the Japanese idea about individuals, and what was the comparison made there?

5. How did Campbell say people in the world viewed metaphor?

6. What happened when the Roman Catholic Mass was translated?

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

8. What did Campbell say caused the fall of the Medieval society?

9. What about men did Western religions think needed purification?

10. What did Campbell say came of tragic situations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did medieval writers differ from modern writers, and what impact does this have on the two styles of literature?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the different religions that have a cross as a significant symbol, and how did Campbell say this affected his feelings and thoughts on religion?

Essay Topic 3

What role does mythology play in the medieval society, and where does it appear? How was the culture altered by the presence of this mythology?

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