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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI, The Gift of the Goddess.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who formalizes the dogma of Mary being the Mother of God?
(a) Council of Ephesus
(b) Roman Catholic Church
(c) Greek culture
(d) Notre Dame Council

2. When, approximately, did the suppression of the Goddess religions come about?
(a) Seventh Millennium BC
(b) Third Millenium BC
(c) Fifth Millennium BC
(d) Fourth Millennium BC

3. What image is depicted of the Goddess Nut from Egypt?
(a) Giving birth to the moon
(b) Swallowing the moon
(c) Swallowing the sun
(d) Giving birth to the savior

4. Which of the following religions is the only one to portray the serpent as seducer?
(a) Christian
(b) Buddha
(c) Muslim
(d) Jewish

5. What does Campbell indicate is a relatively recent development in the history of mankind?
(a) Domination of Goddesses in mythology
(b) Depiction of God as a male figure
(c) Similarities between Judeo-Christian and Moslem religions
(d) Males of both dogmas

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of powers did plains dwellers attribute to animals and plants?

2. All mythologies indicate that the idea of God is unknowable and is the what?

3. What influence does Campbell indicate leads to the reemergence of the female figure in the Christian religion?

4. Campbell indicates that it is possible for contradictory versions of a myth can exist in the _______ culture.

5. What is lacking in relation to the figures unearthed in Europe dating back to the Neolithic period?

(see the answer key)

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