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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 is eschatology?
(a) The study of Supreme Beings.
(b) The study of the end of time.
(c) The study of fears.
(d) The study of prophecies.

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

3. How does Leeming say earth religions still worship the Great Mother?
(a) In the seasons.
(b) In modern agriculture.
(c) In the constellations.
(d) In the form of nature.

4. How does Leeming say the Chinese describe the flood?
(a) As a punishment for sins against the gods.
(b) As an attempt to avert a war against the gods.
(c) As a way to help cultivate the earth.
(d) As a way to purge a preliminary form of humanity.

5. Where does Leeming say the Greek name Zeus comes from?
(a) The Sumerian for death.
(b) The Persian for power.
(c) The Egyptian for thunder.
(d) The Sanskrit for light or day.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leeming say the Zeus and Hera represented humanity in Greek culture?

2. To whom does Leeming credit the adaptation of the Greek pantheon the Roman religion?

3. Why mystery does Leeming address with regard to human creation?

4. Where is the Norse pantheon first described in writing?

5. What does Leeming say ancient cultures realized through cosmogonies?

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