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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Hebrews retain little knowledge of the battle between ______________ and the serpent Leviathan, though it is preserved in the Psalms.
(a) Paul
(b) Abraham
(c) Yahweh
(d) Jesus

2. King Jeroboam earlier in history made golden ________, symbols of the Goddess religion.
(a) Calves
(b) Spirals
(c) Trees
(d) Eggs

3. How many tribes are created when the Levites are preparing to invade Canaan, according to Stone?
(a) 9
(b) 12
(c) 10
(d) 2

4. The changing of Jacob's name to __________ may suggest they understand their ancestry is symbolic rather than biological.
(a) Aaron
(b) Cain
(c) Abel
(d) Israel

5. Who is considered to be the prophet of the tribes and the first prophet of Yahweh?
(a) Abraham
(b) David
(c) Joseph
(d) Moses

Short Answer Questions

1. After the division of the Hebrew states, Baal, the storm god, assimilates with the Goddess _____________.

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

3. Who is Abraham's wife who ends up dying at some point of their marriage and who Abraham buries?

4. Instead of the king being put to death, he is stripped and humiliated in public during the _____________.

5. Moses and his brother ______________ are both born to Levite parents and Moses is told to separate from the tribe.

Short Essay Questions

1. How are 'pagan' ways thought to have entered into King Solomon's kingdom?

2. Why do the people in the birthplace of Christianity and Judaism worship two different deities? And which deities?

3. How do the Aryans present the story of Noah and of the ark?

4. What does a Pahlavi text depict Jeh as? How is Jeh described in this certain text?

5. Who is Abraham as he relates to the Hebrews and to the Indo-Europeans?

6. How do males attain power in the society where female monarchs rule divinely, appointed by female divinities?

7. What are the Levites the first group to demand of women in the community during the time of Moses?

8. After the division of the Hebrew states, what happens to the Storm God Baal?

9. What do the Aryans consider about themselves, which is something that extends to this day in some groups?

10. What are some of the things the Levites do in order to discredit Ashtoreth?

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