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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 myth did the story of Jacob and Esau follow?

2. Why did Campbell say mythology is no longer meaningful in most cases?

3. What marks Christianity as a true religion?

4. Which country held some agricultural mythology?

5. What must be shared for myths to be derived?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the painting, the Second Coming, depict?

2. How did Campbell describe his idea of Heaven?

3. What were Campbell's early religious roots?

4. How did Campbell say Christians went about learning new things?

5. What did the Passover coincide with, according to Campbell?

6. What is the theory of Christ's death that involves fishing?

7. What did Campbell think the Space Age did to religious ideals?

8. What are Jung's opposing pairs, and what significance do they have?

9. Who did Campbell say Hell belonged to?

10. Who were the Medieval cathedrals dedicated to, and why?

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

Science was a major theme in this book. Where did it appear, and how was it used to further the informational tone of the book?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the analogies Paul used when teaching about Christ, and how did they affect the audiences who heard them?

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