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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leeming say had to happen before the Olympian gods could reign in the Greek pantheon?
(a) Two dynasties of gods had to be overthrown.
(b) The flood.
(c) The Olympian gods had to create humans.
(d) Humans had to offer their worship.

2. What does Leeming say cosmogonies represent?
(a) Cultural truths.
(b) Historical realities.
(c) Future predictions.
(d) Scientific truths.

3. When was the New Testament book of Revelation likely composed?
(a) 95 CE.
(b) 110 CE.
(c) 51 CE.
(d) 33 BCE.

4. What does Leeming say myths describe with regard to individuals relating to the Supreme Being?
(a) Myths describe the irreconcilable split that divides humans from the Supreme Being.
(b) Myths describe the innate unity of each individual with the Supreme Being.
(c) Myths describe the rules that govern redemption and grace for humans.
(d) Myths describe the state of formless perfection alongside the Supreme Being.

5. What does Leeming say the Hebraic people's monotheistic god focused on?
(a) The importance of proselytizing.
(b) The importance of being on a mission.
(c) The sublimity of God.
(d) The dangers of disobeying God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the end goal of human development in Hopi myth, in Leeming's account?

2. How does Leeming describe the Boshongo culture?

3. How does Leeming describe the Greek people's pantheon?

4. What does Leeming say is consistent from one set of myths to another?

5. Whose child is Horus, in the Egyptian pantheon?

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