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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 does Leeming say the Hebraic people's monotheistic god focused on?
(a) The importance of being on a mission.
(b) The sublimity of God.
(c) The importance of proselytizing.
(d) The dangers of disobeying God.

2. What element does Leeming say the Water Jar Boy myth contains?
(a) The search for the father.
(b) Creation from nothing.
(c) Death by water.
(d) Redemption by penance.

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

4. What does Leeming say heroes like Karna and Buddha have because of their miraculous births?
(a) Multiple languages.
(b) Pure hearts.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Adult qualities, even in their innocence.

5. What is an ontological reason for myth?
(a) To understand the goal of existence.
(b) To beautify existence.
(c) To compensate for the loss of instinct.
(d) To understand existence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say had to happen before the Olympian gods could reign in the Greek pantheon?

2. How does Leeming describe the Greek people's pantheon?

3. When does Leeming say heroes tend to be born?

4. What evidence does Leeming cite that suggests the presence of whites in Africa?

5. What does Leeming say is consistent from one set of myths to another?

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