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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 ancient cultures realized through cosmogonies?
(a) That the Great Mother makes all life possible.
(b) That death is ubiquitous in life.
(c) That culture survives the deaths of its members.
(d) That the world's spirit pervades all forms.

2. Whose behavior does Leeming say explains the behavior of the Olympian gods in the Greek pantheon?
(a) The Greek ruling class'.
(b) The Egyptians'.
(c) The Persians'.
(d) The Etruscans'.

3. What psychological experience does Leeming say is central to cosmogonies?
(a) The rise of industry from crafts.
(b) The rise of nationalism from tribalism.
(c) The rise of technology.
(d) The rise of consciousness from unconsciousness.

4. How do the Greeks explain the presence of winter?
(a) Hera goes away on a trip.
(b) Zeus bans fertility.
(c) Hades conquers earth.
(d) Demeter mourns for her daughter.

5. 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 had a great number of human attributes.
(d) The Greek gods retained their local origins and cults.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say urged the Buddha into action?

2. What was Hiawatha's quest?

3. What does Leeming say about the birth of God?

4. How does Leeming say Buddha was conceived?

5. What does Leeming say Isis is the goddess of?

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