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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. Whom does Leeming say parallels the serpent in the Christian garden in the Norse pantheon?
(a) Odin.
(b) Hel.
(c) Loki.
(d) Thor.

2. What does Leeming say was the central organizing principle of the Christian Creation myth?
(a) Free will.
(b) Morality.
(c) Reason.
(d) Logos.

3. Who is Frigg, in the Norse pantheon?
(a) The goddess of the hunt.
(b) The earth mother.
(c) Odin's wife.
(d) The goddess of cultivation.

4. To whom does Leeming credit the adaptation of the Greek pantheon the Roman religion?
(a) The Etruscans.
(b) The Syracusans.
(c) The Aolians.
(d) The Trojans.

5. For what does Leeming say the gods are metaphors?
(a) Earth, wind, water and fire.
(b) Timeless laws of the universe.
(c) Elements of society, as well as human emotions.
(d) The collective unconscious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leeming describe Hopi culture?

2. How does Leeming describe the mythic concern with creation?

3. When were creation myths repeated in the culture that created the oldest myth Leeming cites?

4. Who does Leeming say is the main god in the Norse pantheon?

5. During whose reign was the first creation myth recorded, according to Leeming?

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