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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other divine figure does Leeming say the main Norse god resembles?
(a) Krishna.
(b) Buddha.
(c) Christ.
(d) Zeus.

2. What opposition does Leeming say King Arthur faced in assuming his quest?
(a) His knights were not worthy.
(b) His subjects rebel.
(c) His knights seduce his wife.
(d) Opponents believed he was not fit to reign.

3. What does Leeming say the Indian creation myths were concerned with?
(a) The emergence of the mind from nothingness.
(b) The variety of forms the creator made.
(c) The ability of the human will to make moral decisions.
(d) The insufficiency of the human mind to comprehending creation.

4. What does Leeming say was the primary difference between the Greek pantheon and the Roman pantheon?
(a) The Romans placed more value on the practical results of myths.
(b) The Romans became more philosophical and contemplative about myths.
(c) The Romans used the Greek pantheon to justify their wars.
(d) The Romans placed more value on the gods as personifications of abstractions.

5. When does Leeming say heroes tend to be born?
(a) Half a generation after tyrants or pests.
(b) When the world is dying.
(c) When they are most needed.
(d) In spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leeming say earth religions still worship the Great Mother?

2. What do the various versions of the Egyptian creation myth Leeming cites revolve around?

3. What finally created the human baby in the Water Jar Boy myth?

4. Who sent the angel who called Moses to his quest?

5. What is an ontological reason for myth?

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