Unit 3 Quiz

Question 1

A universal symbolic pattern

Answer 1

Archetype

Question 2

The mythologist who coined the term monolith after analyzing myths and lore from around the world and finding a universal storyline.

Answer 2

Campbell Joseph

Question 3

A poem, sometimes in the form of a song, that tells the story of a hero’s adventures.

Answer 3

Epic

Question 4

A simpler story that is regional in nature. The characteristics of folk heroes are exaggerated as their deeds.

Answer 4

Folk tales

Question 5

In literature, a person marked for greatness with exceptional qualities like bravery. The hero has often been given special powers or skills.

Answer 5

Hero

Question 6

The quest a hero must take. It is circular in nature, and he begins and ends his journey in his own world. There are twelve distinct stages.

Answer 6

Hero’s journey

Question 7

Psychiatrist who believed that humans possess a universal collective unconscious revealed in the commonalities, or similarities, of our myths.

Answer 7

Jung Carl

Question 8

The universal hero myth that speaks to humankind.

Answer 8

Monomyth

Question 9

A story told from the perspective of the main character.

Answer 9

Narrative

Question 10

Expanded on Campbell’s idea of a monomyth. He identified seven common archetypes and twelve distinct stages in the hero’s journey.

Answer 10

Volger Christopher