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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. Who does Leeming say parallels Lucifer in the Norse pantheon?
(a) Odin.
(b) Thor.
(c) Hel.
(d) Loki.

2. Which topic does not fall under cosmology?
(a) Creation
(b) Revelation.
(c) The Great Flood.
(d) The meaning of life.

3. What psychological experience does Leeming say is central to cosmogonies?
(a) The rise of industry from crafts.
(b) The rise of nationalism from tribalism.
(c) The rise of consciousness from unconsciousness.
(d) The rise of technology.

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

5. What do the various versions of the Egyptian creation myth Leeming cites revolve around?
(a) The different justifications for divine kings' rule.
(b) The different explanations for consciousness.
(c) The competing theories for creation.
(d) The different names for the god.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the first recorded creation myth from?

2. How do the Greeks explain the presence of winter?

3. To whom does Leeming say the Egyptian god Isis corresponds in the Greek pantheon?

4. Who was the sun god of Heliopolis?

5. When were the Coffin Texts made?

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