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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. How does Leeming define cosmology?
(a) The study of the history of the heavens.
(b) The study of beauty aids.
(c) The scientific study of the universal order.
(d) The study of the structure of the universe.

2. What does Leeming say a monomyth consists of?
(a) A single heroic identity.
(b) A timeless framework of experiences and triumphs.
(c) A protagonist and an antagonist.
(d) Elements that may or may not be acted out by each hero.

3. What is the end goal of human development in Hopi myth, in Leeming's account?
(a) Growing into the light of the Sun God's power.
(b) Converting non-believers to the Hopi perspective.
(c) Winning glory for their god.
(d) Manifesting the divinity on earth.

4. How does Leeming say the Greek pantheon differs from other pantheons?
(a) The Greek gods were imposed on cultures Greeks influenced.
(b) The Greek gods were not always more powerful than humans.
(c) The Greek gods retained their local origins and cults.
(d) The Greek gods had a great number of human attributes.

5. Where is the Norse pantheon first described in writing?
(a) The Elder and Younger Eddas.
(b) The Kalevala.
(c) The Nibelungenleid.
(d) Tacitus' Germania.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say the Supreme Being represents?

2. What is the creation myth called in Mesopotamia?

3. How does Leeming describe cosmogonies?

4. What was Hiawatha's quest?

5. How does Leeming say the hero's quest typically begins?

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