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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anath buries _____ and avenges him gruesomely, and then allows him to re-enter the world of the living.
(a) Horus
(b) Baat
(c) Baal
(d) Anubis

2. Some priestesses act as _______, providing military and political advice to royalty, though the men begin to outnumber them.
(a) Scholars
(b) Priests
(c) Oracles
(d) Singers

3. The ___________, an incarnation of the Goddess, takes not a permanent husband, but rather annual lovers or consorts.
(a) Mother
(b) Virgin
(c) Priestess
(d) Crone

4. In northern Canaan, Adath, the "Important Lady of the _____________" rules in Ugarit in the 14th century BCE.
(a) Royal Family
(b) World
(c) Universe
(d) Royal House

5. The _________ regard themselves as racially superior to the conquered peoples which helps to explain other texts.
(a) Hittites
(b) Hebrews
(c) Aryans
(d) Egyptians

Short Answer Questions

1. The annual death of the son/lover is connected to the ritual sacrifice of the ____________.

2. What is another name for the Northern Tribes as they are described in this chapter?

3. What is the real name of the Hittite language, adding to the irony of WWII and the rise of Hitler?

4. Egypt practices ___________ when they need to determine property and descent in the society.

5. In Shuchinak, "Father of the ________" becomes "Father of the Gods" and later "Protector of the Gods of Heave and Earth."

(see the answer key)

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