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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ____________ worship is described throughout the Middle East in the period of time of 3000 BCE.
(a) Goddess
(b) Animal
(c) God
(d) Sun

2. As advances in ____________ and domestication of animals clarify the male's role in reproduction, the mythological spouse gains importance.
(a) Government
(b) Farming
(c) Religion
(d) Breeding

3. Neolithic art at Catal Huyuk, Hacilar, and Elam shows the _______ as subsidiary, according to Stone.
(a) Male
(b) Goddess
(c) Female
(d) Animal

4. One theory is that the woman's ability to produce ___________ so awes men that they worship women.
(a) Crops
(b) Children
(c) Peace
(d) Poetry

5. Myths that grow from a religion serving a female deity view ______________ differently from those created by male-oriented religions.
(a) Manhood
(b) Womanhood
(c) Learning
(d) Religion

Short Answer Questions

1. Females seem to invent not just agriculture, but also ______________, according to Stone's findings.

2. As Indo-Aryan and Hoite princes and nobles seek to establish themselves, there is continual __________.

3. Female deities are extolled for their roles as healers, with female priestesses serving as _____________.

4. Eridu worships a fish or water god, which is consistent with their introducing __________ in their society.

5. ___________ figures are everywhere: in fire sacrifices, astral bodies, lightning, skin color, and some of the gods - Brahma, Mithra, and Dyaus Pitar.

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