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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapters 1-4.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was the Book of the Dead made?
(a) 1550 BCE.
(b) 1200 CE.
(c) 1400 CE.
(d) 2134 BCE.
2. What does Leeming say the myth of Gilgamesh represents?
(a) The quest for redemption.
(b) The perfection of human language in art.
(c) The quest for eternal youth.
(d) The fulfillment of human nature in death.
3. What psychological experience does Leeming say is central to cosmogonies?
(a) The rise of consciousness from unconsciousness.
(b) The rise of nationalism from tribalism.
(c) The rise of technology.
(d) The rise of industry from crafts.
4. What is an ontological reason for myth?
(a) To beautify existence.
(b) To compensate for the loss of instinct.
(c) To understand existence.
(d) To understand the goal of existence.
5. What does Leeming say the Great Mother personifies?
(a) The planet earth.
(b) Grains.
(c) The process of being born.
(d) The pains of childbirth.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Leeming say the hero does with the things the hero attains in heroic feats?
2. How does Leeming define gods?
3. What do the various versions of the Egyptian creation myth Leeming cites revolve around?
4. When were the Coffin Texts made?
5. When does Leeming say the older Genesis text was likely composed?
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