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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 Cuchulain had upon his birth?
(a) All the powers he needed for his quest.
(b) A powerful family.
(c) A sword.
(d) Six fingers on each hand.

2. How does Leeming describe the Greek people's pantheon?
(a) As a nationalization of local gods.
(b) As a divine family.
(c) As a system of checks and balances.
(d) As a set of gods cobbled together into a narrative.

3. How does Leeming say the Supreme Being is frequently characterized?
(a) As the sun.
(b) As a snake.
(c) As the earth.
(d) As a thunderbolt.

4. How does Leeming say Buddha was conceived?
(a) He was conceived by the sky god.
(b) He was a normal human baby.
(c) He was conceived first as a snake.
(d) He created himself through his mother's dreams.

5. What does Leeming say the myth of Gilgamesh represents?
(a) The perfection of human language in art.
(b) The quest for redemption.
(c) The quest for eternal youth.
(d) The fulfillment of human nature in death.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what language does the term "Cosmogony" derive?

2. How does Leeming describe Antigone's quest?

3. Which topic does not fall under cosmology?

4. What does Leeming say was the natural phenomenon at the heart of the Egyptian religion?

5. What forms does Leeming say the heroes' guides will take?

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