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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chapters 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leeming say most myths are like in their nature?
(a) Religious.
(b) Political.
(c) Playful.
(d) Artistic.

2. How does Leeming say the Greeks thought of Delphi?
(a) As a tourist destination.
(b) As the center of the world.
(c) As a business center.
(d) As the center of Greek power.

3. What creation myth does Leeming say modern people favor?
(a) Intelligent design.
(b) Evolution.
(c) The Big Bang.
(d) Creation ex nihilo.

4. What does Leeming say suggests a desire to escape from earthly existence?
(a) The development of technology.
(b) The transformation from instinctual to moral consciousness.
(c) The transition from struggle and creation to fall from grace.
(d) The evolution of morals and laws.

5. From what language does the term "Cosmogony" derive?
(a) Urdu.
(b) Gaelic.
(c) Greek.
(d) Egyptian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what way does Leeming say that Jerusalem is an unusual city?

3. How does Leeming define the hero?

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

5. How does Leeming define cosmic myth?

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