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When Christianity became the official religion of Roman in the 4th century AD |
| | A) | Greek myths were denounced. |
| | B) | Greek deities were thought to be demons. |
| | C) | Greek myths were thought to be opposed to Church teachings. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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The term "mythology" does NOT include... the study of how myths are made. |
| | A) | theories of internal, psychological origins to myths. |
| | B) | theories of world creation. |
| | C) | collections of classical Greek tales. |
| | D) | an accepted unified theory of what myths are about. |
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Exponents of External interpretations for mythmaking would NOT include... |
| | A) | personification of natural phenomenon. |
| | B) | anxieties regarding floods, harvests. |
| | C) | the exploration of the human condition. |
| | D) | dreams. |
| | E) | explanations of the origins of things. |
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Exponents of Internal interpretations for mythmaking would NOT include... |
| | A) | dreams. |
| | B) | natural phenomenon. |
| | C) | mental processes. |
| | D) | subconscious. |
| | E) | displacement. |
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The Freudian theories regarding myth do NOT include the concept of... |
| | A) | natural phenomenon. |
| | B) | symbolism. |
| | C) | id, ego, superego. |
| | D) | taboos. |
| | E) | libido. |
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Jung's theories regarding myth do NOT include the concept of... |
| | A) | historical accuracy. |
| | B) | archetypes. |
| | C) | dreams. |
| | D) | major life events. |
| | E) | unconscious collective. |
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Greek gods and Goddesses were seen as paradigm for a whole class or category of human types. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Personification is a term used in mythology to represent persons related by blood to the Greek or Roman deities. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In later Roman myths, Helios is replaced by the Goddess Aurora. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Rituals give an understanding of the bond between humans and the Gods and Goddesses, and serve to act out or commemorate. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Charter theory of mythmaking notes that myth is used to... |
| | A) | validate legal procedures. |
| | B) | validate social customs. |
| | C) | validate sacrifices. |
| | D) | validate social institutions. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The term "Etiology" in mythology refers to... |
| | A) | myth as primitive science. |
| | B) | myth as accounts of vengeance. |
| | C) | myths about heroic deeds. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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To punish Prometheus for giving fire to mankind, Zeus commands the creation of the "lovely evil." |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Psychology does NOT link myth to... |
| | A) | expressions of natural phenomenon. |
| | B) | spontaneous expressions of the human mind. |
| | C) | mental processes. |
| | D) | the center of consciousness. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The concept of anima/animus refers to the tension between love and hate. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The concept of the "shadow" in Jungian theory refers to a mythical other, dark sun. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Other theories of mythmaking do NOT include myth as... |
| | A) | rite of passage. |
| | B) | a symbolic meaning imposed on the real world. |
| | C) | emissaries from alien planets. |
| | D) | easing people through life's troubles. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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Structuralism in mythology refers to... |
| | A) | the binary order of the mind. |
| | B) | comparing natural phenomenon. |
| | C) | spheres of action. |
| | D) | action and its consequences. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Theories of internal processes involved in mythmaking try to... |
| | A) | ignore the contradictions and complexities of reality. |
| | B) | find a universal pattern. |
| | C) | control events. |
| | D) | reconcile opposites. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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According to Freud, dreams allow us to ignore social taboos. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to Freud, dreams and myths contain symbols that allow the mind to indulge in forbidden behavior. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to Freud, the subconscious contains the social authority that inhibits wrong behavior. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In beheading Medusa, Perseus' killing the ravaging beast is symbolic of envy for a father's power. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Oedipus is a tale of a man who kills his father and marries his mother. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Freud's concept of the Oedipal complex centers, like most Greek myths, on the interactions between members of a single family. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Zeus could be called an archetype of all of the following: patriarchal authority, a nature God, the animus, promiscuity. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Icarus disobeys his father and is punished by... |
| | A) | becoming an outcast. |
| | B) | losing his inheritance. |
| | C) | turning into a jackal. |
| | D) | falling into the sea. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Icarus' father, Daedelus, designed the labyrinth, an intricate maze which housed... |
| | A) | the Gorgon. |
| | B) | the Minotaur. |
| | C) | Pandora. |
| | D) | Medusa. |
| | E) | Caliban. |
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The study of form and narrative in mythmaking is the quest to find... |
| | A) | one over-riding pattern. |
| | B) | one universal truth. |
| | C) | one supreme deity. |
| | D) | immortality. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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