Question 1

Circles abound in early mythology because of an ancient belief that life goesnowhere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The Western version of the myth of life as a journey implies

Accepted Answer

A)  a random series of disconnected happenings. 
B)  life is a circle. 
C)  a purpose and a final destination. 
D)  that we are heading down the wrong path. 
E)  the Golden Age will come at last. 
A)  a random series of disconnected happenings. 
B)  life is a circle. 
C)  a purpose and a final destination. 
D)  that we are heading down the wrong path. 
E)  the Golden Age will come at last. C

Question 3

The scholar who maintained that we are all born with a recognition of shared archetypes that we use to understand human experience was

Accepted Answer

A)  Carl Jung. 
B)  John Milton. 
C)  James Joyce. 
D)  Edith Hamilton. 
E)  Bruno Bettelheim. 
A)  Carl Jung. 
B)  John Milton. 
C)  James Joyce. 
D)  Edith Hamilton. 
E)  Bruno Bettelheim. A

Question 4

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ "There's always room at the top."

Accepted Answer

A) Minotaur 
B) Gospel of John 
C) world myth 
D) childhood myth 
E) La Llorona
F)John Milton
G)Carl Jung
H)Persephone
I)mandala
J)mythology
K)Lot's wife
L)romantic love
M)Orpheus
N)the circle
O)Elysian Fields
P)popular mythology
Q)Arthur
R)Pandora
S)archetypes 
A) Minotaur 
B) Gospel of John 
C) world myth 
D) childhood myth 
E) La Llorona
F)John Milton
G)Carl Jung
H)Persephone
I)mandala
J)mythology
K)Lot's wife
L)romantic love
M)Orpheus
N)the circle
O)Elysian Fields
P)popular mythology
Q)Arthur
R)Pandora
S)archetypes

Question 5

An ancient story says the monk who brought Buddhism to China had no legs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ An appropriate starting place for the study of humanities

Accepted Answer

A) Minotaur 
B) Gospel of John 
C) world myth 
D) childhood myth 
E) La Llorona
F)John Milton
G)Carl Jung
H)Persephone
I)mandala
J)mythology
K)Lot's wife
L)romantic love
M)Orpheus
N)the circle
O)Elysian Fields
P)popular mythology
Q)Arthur
R)Pandora
S)archetypes 
A) Minotaur 
B) Gospel of John 
C) world myth 
D) childhood myth 
E) La Llorona
F)John Milton
G)Carl Jung
H)Persephone
I)mandala
J)mythology
K)Lot's wife
L)romantic love
M)Orpheus
N)the circle
O)Elysian Fields
P)popular mythology
Q)Arthur
R)Pandora
S)archetypes

Question 7

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ Ancient symbol that suggested for Jung the organization of the mind.

Accepted Answer

A) Minotaur 
B) Gospel of John 
C) world myth 
D) childhood myth 
E) La Llorona
F)John Milton
G)Carl Jung
H)Persephone
I)mandala
J)mythology
K)Lot's wife
L)romantic love
M)Orpheus
N)the circle
O)Elysian Fields
P)popular mythology
Q)Arthur
R)Pandora
S)archetypes 
A) Minotaur 
B) Gospel of John 
C) world myth 
D) childhood myth 
E) La Llorona
F)John Milton
G)Carl Jung
H)Persephone
I)mandala
J)mythology
K)Lot's wife
L)romantic love
M)Orpheus
N)the circle
O)Elysian Fields
P)popular mythology
Q)Arthur
R)Pandora
S)archetypes

Question 8

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ In his review of the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, critic Anthony Lane writes that "every one of us harbors an inextinguishable need..." What is it a need for?

Accepted Answer

A) Minotaur 
B) Gospel of John 
C) world myth 
D) childhood myth 
E) La Llorona
F)John Milton
G)Carl Jung
H)Persephone
I)mandala
J)mythology
K)Lot's wife
L)romantic love
M)Orpheus
N)the circle
O)Elysian Fields
P)popular mythology
Q)Arthur
R)Pandora
S)archetypes 
A) Minotaur 
B) Gospel of John 
C) world myth 
D) childhood myth 
E) La Llorona
F)John Milton
G)Carl Jung
H)Persephone
I)mandala
J)mythology
K)Lot's wife
L)romantic love
M)Orpheus
N)the circle
O)Elysian Fields
P)popular mythology
Q)Arthur
R)Pandora
S)archetypes

Question 9

The archetypal hero's great deed

Accepted Answer

A)  goes unnoticed 
B)  is always purely mental 
C)  occurs in young adulthood 
D)  always involves dragon slaying 
E)  is self-destructive 
A)  goes unnoticed 
B)  is always purely mental 
C)  occurs in young adulthood 
D)  always involves dragon slaying 
E)  is self-destructive

Question 10

In Hindu tradition, karma is punishment for sin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Not typically found in the life of the mythic hero, according to Otto Rank

Accepted Answer

A)  a spiritual revelation followed by renunciation of the self 
B)  early recognition of greatness 
C)  miraculous birth 
D)  rejection by followers 
E)  appreciation after death 
A)  a spiritual revelation followed by renunciation of the self 
B)  early recognition of greatness 
C)  miraculous birth 
D)  rejection by followers 
E)  appreciation after death

Question 12

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ Meant to remind young girls of what can happen when they indulge in practices forbidden by religion and family.

Accepted Answer

A) Minotaur 
B) Gospel of John 
C) world myth 
D) childhood myth 
E) La Llorona
F)John Milton
G)Carl Jung
H)Persephone
I)mandala
J)mythology
K)Lot's wife
L)romantic love
M)Orpheus
N)the circle
O)Elysian Fields
P)popular mythology
Q)Arthur
R)Pandora
S)archetypes 
A) Minotaur 
B) Gospel of John 
C) world myth 
D) childhood myth 
E) La Llorona
F)John Milton
G)Carl Jung
H)Persephone
I)mandala
J)mythology
K)Lot's wife
L)romantic love
M)Orpheus
N)the circle
O)Elysian Fields
P)popular mythology
Q)Arthur
R)Pandora
S)archetypes

Question 13

All of the following except one were involved in one or more hero myths.

Accepted Answer

A)  The hero is reunited with his lost love just before he dies. 
B)  The hero does not at first know that he is of royal parentage. 
C)  The hero does not always succeed. 
D)  The hero solves a puzzle. 
E)  The hero loses favor with his people. 
A)  The hero is reunited with his lost love just before he dies. 
B)  The hero does not at first know that he is of royal parentage. 
C)  The hero does not always succeed. 
D)  The hero solves a puzzle. 
E)  The hero loses favor with his people.

Question 14

Many myths attempt to explain the existence of human suffering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The hero's early recognition for greatness satisfies our universal need for acceptance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The heroic deed performed by Oedipus led to a suicide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the humanities, a myth is the term for something false that is widely believed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The belief that things were much better in the past is related to the myth of

Accepted Answer

A)  archetypes. 
B)  the circle. 
C)  the mysterious stranger. 
D)  mystic numbers. 
E)  the mandala. 
A)  archetypes. 
B)  the circle. 
C)  the mysterious stranger. 
D)  mystic numbers. 
E)  the mandala.

Question 19

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ Myth of the hero

Accepted Answer

A) Minotaur 
B) Gospel of John 
C) world myth 
D) childhood myth 
E) La Llorona
F)John Milton
G)Carl Jung
H)Persephone
I)mandala
J)mythology
K)Lot's wife
L)romantic love
M)Orpheus
N)the circle
O)Elysian Fields
P)popular mythology
Q)Arthur
R)Pandora
S)archetypes 
A) Minotaur 
B) Gospel of John 
C) world myth 
D) childhood myth 
E) La Llorona
F)John Milton
G)Carl Jung
H)Persephone
I)mandala
J)mythology
K)Lot's wife
L)romantic love
M)Orpheus
N)the circle
O)Elysian Fields
P)popular mythology
Q)Arthur
R)Pandora
S)archetypes

Question 20

Freudians may interpret the Minotaur myth as

Accepted Answer

A)  the stages in the development of human intellect. 
B)  a young person's arriving at sexual maturity. 
C)  enduring guilt over the male's attraction to his mother. 
D)  the symbolic death of the father. 
E)  parents' wish for the child's future prosperity. 
A)  the stages in the development of human intellect. 
B)  a young person's arriving at sexual maturity. 
C)  enduring guilt over the male's attraction to his mother. 
D)  the symbolic death of the father. 
E)  parents' wish for the child's future prosperity.

Circles abound in early mythology because of an ancient belief that life goesnowhere.

The Western version of the myth of life as a journey implies

The scholar who maintained that we are all born with a recognition of shared archetypes that we use to understand human experience was

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ "There's always room at the top."

An ancient story says the monk who brought Buddhism to China had no legs.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ An appropriate starting place for the study of humanities

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Ancient symbol that suggested for Jung the organization of the mind.

The archetypal hero's great deed

In Hindu tradition, karma is punishment for sin.

Not typically found in the life of the mythic hero, according to Otto Rank

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Meant to remind young girls of what can happen when they indulge in practices forbidden by religion and family.

All of the following except one were involved in one or more hero myths.

Many myths attempt to explain the existence of human suffering.

The hero's early recognition for greatness satisfies our universal need for acceptance.

The heroic deed performed by Oedipus led to a suicide.

In the humanities, a myth is the term for something false that is widely believed.

The belief that things were much better in the past is related to the myth of

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Myth of the hero

Freudians may interpret the Minotaur myth as

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Exam 3: Myth and the Origin of the Humanities

Circles abound in early mythology because of an ancient belief that life goesnowhere.

The Western version of the myth of life as a journey implies

The scholar who maintained that we are all born with a recognition of shared archetypes that we use to understand human experience was

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ "There's always room at the top."

An ancient story says the monk who brought Buddhism to China had no legs.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ An appropriate starting place for the study of humanities

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Ancient symbol that suggested for Jung the organization of the mind.

The archetypal hero's great deed

In Hindu tradition, karma is punishment for sin.

Not typically found in the life of the mythic hero, according to Otto Rank

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Meant to remind young girls of what can happen when they indulge in practices forbidden by religion and family.

All of the following except one were involved in one or more hero myths.

Many myths attempt to explain the existence of human suffering.

The hero's early recognition for greatness satisfies our universal need for acceptance.

The heroic deed performed by Oedipus led to a suicide.

In the humanities, a myth is the term for something false that is widely believed.

The belief that things were much better in the past is related to the myth of

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Myth of the hero

Freudians may interpret the Minotaur myth as

The Humanities: a Shining Beacon

The Humanities and Critical Thinking

Literature

Art

Music

Theater

The Musical Stage: Opera, Music, Drama, Dance

Cinema

Religion

Morality

Happiness

Love

Life-Affirmation

Nature

Freedom

Filters