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

2. Who does Leeming say is the archetypal helper god in the Meso-American pantheon?
(a) Ehecatl.
(b) Tezcatlipoca.
(c) Quetzalcoatl.
(d) Tlahuizcalpantechtli.

3. What problem or question does Leeming say cultures were addressing in cosmogonies?
(a) The question of how man rose to the summit of power over nature.
(b) The question of why men are stronger than women are.
(c) The question of birth from nothing.
(d) The question of how life forms evolved and differentiated.

4. What does Leeming say gods are fighting for in the Egyptian pantheon?
(a) Territory.
(b) Worship from humans.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Supremacy.

5. How old was Joan of Arc when she first heart supernatural voices?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say the flood represents as a metaphor?

2. What opposition does Leeming say King Arthur faced in assuming his quest?

3. What sign does Leeming say started Moses' myth?

4. Where does Leeming say the Greek name Zeus comes from?

5. What was Hiawatha's quest?

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