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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 Egyptian pantheon is centered on?
(a) Death and resurrection.
(b) Redemption.
(c) The possibility of self-fulfillment.
(d) The balance between free will and fate.

2. What does Leeming say Oedipus was on a quest for?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Power.
(d) Identity.

3. When was the Book of the Dead made?
(a) 1200 CE.
(b) 2134 BCE.
(c) 1550 BCE.
(d) 1400 CE.

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

5. What does Leeming say Jesus and Quetzalcoatl have in common?
(a) They were both born of virgins.
(b) They both preached love.
(c) They were both reborn.
(d) They were both divine humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leeming describe the mythic concern with creation?

2. How do the Greeks explain the presence of winter?

3. For what does Leeming say the gods are metaphors?

4. What does Leeming mean by the term 'monomyth'?

5. How many gods and goddesses comprised the Greek pantheon?

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