Which function of myth addresses things that are not true about a culture?

Question 1 options:

	The mystical function
	The cosmological function
	The sociological function
	The psychological function
	None of these

Question 2 (5 points)

Which function of myth deals with with those things that are unknown?

Question 2 options:

	The mystical function
	The cosmological function
	The sociological function
	The psychological function
	None of these

Question 3 (5 points)

Vladimir Propp's work on myth does which of the following?

Question 3 options:

	Examines binary opposites in mythic narratives and how the conflicts between them are mediated
	Examines how myths are brought into the present through the creation of sacred space
	Explains myths as part of a primitive mentality that contributes to folktale development
	Addresses the interdisciplinary nature of studying myth from social psychological literary structural and political points of view

Question 4 (5 points)

Etiological myths can relay the beginnings of

Question 4 options:

	Creation
	A city
	An element of nature
	All of these

Question 5 (5 points)

The difference between culture and society can best be explained as

Question 5 options:

	Culture is the beliefs practices and artifacts of a group of people. Society is the social structures and organization of the people who share those beliefs and practices.
	Culture is the unwritten rules of a group of people. Society is the written rules of a group of people.
	Culture is individual. Society is communal.
	Culture is the social structures and organization of the people who share those beliefs and practices.
	Society is the beliefs practices and artifacts of a group of people.

Question 6 (5 points)

What does it mean to say that myths are polyfunctional?

Question 6 options:

	Myths tend to have a singular purpose within a culture.
	Myths always can be clearly linked to one or two things in a culture.
	Myths can have multiple meanings and purposes in a culture.
	Myths do not change over time.

Question 7 (5 points)

The mythology of a culture does not do which of the following

Question 7 options:

	Express the values and beliefs of the people in that culture
	Become expressed in that culture's iconography and rituals
	Provide a sense of chaos for the people of a culture
	Answer difficult questions of human existence

Question 8 (5 points)

Micea Eliade's work on myth does which of the following?

Question 8 options:

	Examines binary opposites in mythic narratives and how the conflicts between them are mediated
	Examines how myths are brought into the present through the creation of sacred space
	Explains myths as part of a primitive mentality that contributes to folktale development
	Addresses the interdisciplinary nature of studying myth from social psychological literary structural and political points of view

Question 9 (5 points)

Culture does not necessarily include

Question 9 options:

	Beliefs
	Practices
	Artifacts
	Race

Question 10 (5 points)

William Doty's work on myth does which of the following?

Question 10 options:

	Examines binary opposites in mythic narratives and how the conflicts between them are mediated
	Examines how myths are brought into the present through the creation of sacred space
	Explains myths as part of a primitive mentality that contributes to folktale development
	Addresses the interdisciplinary nature of studying myth from social psychological literary structural and political points of view

Question 11 (5 points)

Mythology refers to

Question 11 options:

	A system of interrelated myths
	The study of myth
	Both a system of interrelated myths and the study of myth
	Folktales legends and myths

Question 12 (5 points)

Which of the following is true about myths?

Question 12 options:

	Myths are a living tradition and subject to social consensus.
	Myths express absolute truth.
	Myths do not appear in rituals and iconography.
	Myths are not repeated in cultures throughout their histories.

Question 13 (5 points)

Which of the following is a myth according to how myths are defined in this class?

Question 13 options:

	All Hindus pray to cows
	Saying "bloody mary" into a mirror makes a mysterious figure appear
	The Loch Ness monster inhabits a lake in Scotland
	Adam and Eve had two sons Cain & Abel

Question 14 (5 points)

An example of nonmaterial culture would be

Question 14 options:

	A statue of Jesus in a Catholic Church
	The 9-11 memorial in NYC
	Respect for elders in Hindu culture
	A wedding gown

Question 15 (5 points)

An example of a War god is Thor.

Question 15 options:

	True
	False

Question 16 (5 points)

Traditions do not change over time and are always successfully passed down from generation to generation as times change.

Question 16 options:

	True
	False

Question 17 (5 points)

Quest myths often involve the journey of a hero or heroine.

Question 17 options:

	True
	False

Question 18 (5 points)

Norms can be formal and informal.

Question 18 options:

	True
	False

Question 19 (5 points)

Myths have to be true in order for them to hold meaning for a culture.

Question 19 options:

	True
	False

Question 20 (5 points)

Catherine Bell's categories of ritual can include:

Question 20 options:

	Rituals of exchange
	Rituals of communion
	Rituals of fasting
	All of these