Question 1

The story of crocodiles living in the sewers of New York is an example of a myth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Proponents of the psychoanalytic approach to the analysis of myth see such stories as the Oedipus story as manifestations of the collective unconscious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The monomyth is a narrative involving:

Accepted Answer

A) the creation 
B) an explanation of illness and death 
C) a culture hero 
D) none of the above

Question 4

In the Navaho Creation Story,life was given to the first humans by the:

Accepted Answer

A) Wind 
B) Sun 
C) Mountains 
D) Animal People

Question 5

The Navaho phrase to "walk in beauty" and the Euro-American phrase "Thou makest him to have dominion of the works of thy hands" point out major differences in:

Accepted Answer

A) the supernatural 
B) subsistence activities 
C) worldview 
D) the sacred

Question 6

Archetypes are:

Accepted Answer

A) myths about the end of the world 
B) myths about a journey to the underworld 
C) a main character of the collective unconscious 
D) a main character in a hero story

Question 7

The story "Raven Steals the Light" tells us about the origin of the:

Accepted Answer

A) earth 
B) sun and moon 
C) people 
D) salmon

Question 8

Which of the following is correct about oral texts?

Accepted Answer

A) The recitation of oral texts is often a performance. 
B) The story may change with each telling. 
C) Different versions of the same story may exist in different places. 
D) all of the above

Question 9

The Navaho phrase "to walk in beauty" refers to the accumulation of material goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the Navaho Creation Story,the Holy People appeared and explained that they wanted to create people:

Accepted Answer

A) with the power of insects 
B) with supernatural powers 
C) who were giants 
D) with hands and feet like the Holy People

Question 11

All of the following statements about the story of Snow White are correct except:

Accepted Answer

A) many of the places and objects of the story are sacred 
B) the story conveys a moral lesson about the evils of envy and jealousy 
C) there are many supernatural elements in the story 
D) the story contains an example of ritual cannibalism

Question 12

The story of crocodiles living in the sewers of New York City is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A) historical fact 
B) urban legend 
C) myth 
D) folktale

Question 13

An example of an archetype is the hero.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the Bunhongo Creation Story,Bumba vomits up the world.This is an example of the emergence myth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Ritual texts:

Accepted Answer

A) are social charters that sets forth the organization of human relationships 
B) explain the origins of humans and the world 
C) often contain multiple versions of the same story 
D) all of the above

Question 16

The Navaho story Diné Bahanè is an example of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) origin story 
B) apocalyptic story 
C) trickster myth 
D) hero myth

Question 17

Jung believed that humans share inborn elements of the unconscious that are manifested in myths.He called this the:

Accepted Answer

A) collective unconscious 
B) innate symbolism 
C) unconscious unified 
D) symbolic ancestry

Question 18

The evolutionary school in the nineteenth century associated myths with:

Accepted Answer

A) the "primitive period" 
B) the transition to modern times 
C) full modernity 
D) the future

Question 19

In the Navaho Creation Story,the first humans were created by the two Holy People.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Christian New Testament contains an apocalyptic myth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Mythology

The story of crocodiles living in the sewers of New York is an example of a myth.

Proponents of the psychoanalytic approach to the analysis of myth see such stories as the Oedipus story as manifestations of the collective unconscious.

The monomyth is a narrative involving:

In the Navaho Creation Story,life was given to the first humans by the:

The Navaho phrase to "walk in beauty" and the Euro-American phrase "Thou makest him to have dominion of the works of thy hands" point out major differences in:

Archetypes are:

The story "Raven Steals the Light" tells us about the origin of the:

Which of the following is correct about oral texts?

The Navaho phrase "to walk in beauty" refers to the accumulation of material goods.

In the Navaho Creation Story,the Holy People appeared and explained that they wanted to create people:

All of the following statements about the story of Snow White are correct except:

The story of crocodiles living in the sewers of New York City is an example of a:

An example of an archetype is the hero.

In the Bunhongo Creation Story,Bumba vomits up the world.This is an example of the emergence myth.

Ritual texts:

The Navaho story Diné Bahanè is an example of a(n) :

Jung believed that humans share inborn elements of the unconscious that are manifested in myths.He called this the:

The evolutionary school in the nineteenth century associated myths with:

In the Navaho Creation Story,the first humans were created by the two Holy People.

The Christian New Testament contains an apocalyptic myth.