Deck 15: Theory: Joseph Campbell, the Hero With a Thousand Faces, Dave Whomsley

Question 1

The works of Joseph Campbell show that he believed the hero myth is actually written about the struggles of ___________________.

A) ancient warriors and priests
B) deities from all cultures
C) every human being
D) recognized heroes, both human and divine

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Like ___________________, Joseph Campbell suggests that myth is the result of a "collective unconscious."

A) Otto Rank
B) Carl Jung
C) Sigmund Freud
D) the ancient Greeks

Answer 2

B

Question 3

An important idea of Joseph Campbell for students of mythology is: ______________________________.

A) Despite their great variety, all hero stories follow the same pattern
B) Otto Rank was correct in requiring study of the male aspects of all humans
C) Carl Jung was correct in requiring the study of the female aspects of all humans
D) Students must be able to follow his outline of the hero myth without any alteration

Answer 3

A

Question 4

"The Call to Adventure," "Refusal of the Call," "Supernatural Aid," "Crossing the First Threshold," "In the Belly of the Whale" are parts of the hero's adventure that begins with________________________.

A) understanding who one actually is
B) seeking out a wise person for advice
C) deciding one is ready for such an adventure
D) separation or departure

Question 5

In Campbell's view, the hero's adventures in fantastic lands relate to __________________________.

A) internal psychic states
B) dreams about daily activities
C) daily activities of various sorts
D) the feminine component of the psyche

Question 6

"The Road of Trials," "The Meeting with the Goddess," "Woman as Temptress," "Atonement with the Father," Apotheosis," and "The Ultimate Boon" are parts of the hero's adventure called ______________.

A) trying to win
B) on the road to victory
C) progression of the hero
D) trials and victories

Question 7

The third and final part of the hero's journey is characterized by ___________________________________.

A) victory over monstrous adversaries
B) return and reintegration into society
C) having peers tell great stories about the hero
D) getting advice from a wise person

Question 8

As the hero sets out on his journey with the help of a supernatural guide, he encounters a threshold guardian who represents _________.

A) his father
B) the limits of his current life
C) the supernatural guide himself
D) his adversary in the next adventure

Question 9

On his journey, Campbell's hero completes a series of tasks which function as tests to show ____________________.

A) the protection of the hero by the supernatural guide
B) the hero's strength
C) the hero's worthiness
D) how the problem will probably be resolved

Question 10

The image of ___________, the four-armed Hindu goddess of the totality of the universe, represents the tension between her capacity to do good or evil.

A) Ramakrishna
B) Diana
C) Sita
D) Kali

Question 11

The quest of Campbell's hero is based on initiation rituals in which the boy is introduced to the practices of manhood and tested by ________________.

A) his father
B) a wise old man
C) a nonhuman creature
D) both of his parents in different roles

Question 12

The part of the hero's adventure in which he achieves illumination and understanding and is perhaps raised to a godlike stature is _____________.

A) The Ultimate Boon
B) In the Belly of the Whale
C) Supernatural Aid
D) Apotheosis

Question 13

In the part of the hero's journey called _________________, the hero returns home to live an ordinary life that is special because it is enlightened by his adventures.

Question 14

____________________ is the more widely known name of Gautama Sakayamuni.

Question 15

__________________________ was a psychologist who thought that, to treat patients successfully, psychologists need to look at the male aspects of every human being's nature.

Question 16

___________________ was a psychologist who thought that, to understand human nature, psychologists need to look at the female aspects of every human being's nature.

Question 17

_______________________ is Campbell's term for the narrative structure underlying all myths.

Question 18

______________________________ is the term Campbell uses to describe the initiation ceremonies marking the physical, mental, and spiritual changes that young people undergo as they develop to fill a variety of newly mature roles in society.

Question 19

While Theseus actively chose to begin his famous adventures, _________________ was passive about beginning the adventure the gods chose for him.

Question 20

When ___________________ asked her father to take away her beauty so that Apollo would stop chasing her, she was turned into a tree.

Question 21

Carl Jung's archetypical figure called the ________________ appears as the goddess and the temptress as encountered by the hero.

Question 22

The defeat of any ogre or monster in a story can represent the part of the hero's journey called ___________________.