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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 flood represents as a metaphor?
(a) The clean feeling after admitting wrong.
(b) Extreme guilt washing away with forgiveness.
(c) The unconscious before experiencing rebirth.
(d) The cleansing effect of death on culture.

2. Who does Leeming say parallels Lucifer in the Norse pantheon?
(a) Loki.
(b) Hel.
(c) Odin.
(d) Thor.

3. How does Leeming describe the Boshongo culture?
(a) As matriarchal.
(b) As patrilineal.
(c) As communal.
(d) As warlike.

4. In Leeming's account, how did the Hopi create their creation myth?
(a) Through initiating their children.
(b) Through song.
(c) Through spreading their culture.
(d) Through art.

5. How does Leeming say Krishna is seen in Indian culture?
(a) As a god but also human.
(b) As an eternal principle.
(c) As a prophet.
(d) As a god.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say the Hebrew creation myth was concerned with?

2. What does Leeming say was the central organizing principle of the Christian Creation myth?

3. How old was Joan of Arc when she first heart supernatural voices?

4. To what does Leeming say the oldest myth refers?

5. How does Leeming describe Antigone's quest?

(see the answer key)

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