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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Indo-European group who live directly south of the Hittites in Cicilia?
(a) Porthos
(b) Levites
(c) Luvians
(d) Indonesians

2. Women lose ground in Mesopotamia as the _________ goddesses are relegated to the role of consorts to particular gods.
(a) Sumerian
(b) Ethiopian
(c) Libyan
(d) Egyptian

3. Eridu worships a fish or water god, which is consistent with their introducing __________ in their society.
(a) Resevoirs
(b) Farming
(c) Irrigation canals
(d) Fountains

4. Who were the darker skinned Goddess worshiping people who were seen to be culturally superior?
(a) Sumerians
(b) Dravidians
(c) Indo-Aryan barbarians
(d) Hebrews

5. Female deities are extolled for their roles as healers, with female priestesses serving as _____________.
(a) Physicians
(b) Assistants
(c) Nurses
(d) Voodoo doctors

Short Answer Questions

1. It appears that the critical element is matrilineal descent of name and ___________ rather than women in power.

2. The _______________ tablets from the same region of the world as the Genesis story tell a different creation story with the woman as the positive part of the story.

3. What Goddess is said to be the Goddess of the Northern part of Egypt before 3000 BCE?

4. Brother-sister marriage is seen in Egypt in order to give _______ access to royal privilege as international marriages were prohibited.

5. The ___________ are ruled by an Aryan warrior caste and worship old Indian deities, according to Stone.

(see the answer key)

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