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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 do the various versions of the Egyptian creation myth Leeming cites revolve around?
(a) The competing theories for creation.
(b) The different justifications for divine kings' rule.
(c) The different names for the god.
(d) The different explanations for consciousness.

2. What does Leeming say Isis is the goddess of?
(a) Crossroads.
(b) Birth.
(c) The earth and moon.
(d) The hearth.

3. What does Leeming say Horus represents, in the Egyptian pantheon?
(a) The rebirth of the earth after winter.
(b) The playful nature of fate.
(c) The rage of war.
(d) The spiritual force governing the Pharaoh.

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

5. What does Leeming say is similar between the myths of Hiawatha and the Buddha?
(a) Both involve flowers.
(b) Both conclude with an apotheosis.
(c) Both are related to divine knowledge.
(d) Both can be related to self-denial.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leeming define cosmic myth?

2. What does Leeming say cosmogonies represent?

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

4. How does Leeming say earth religions still worship the Great Mother?

5. How does Leeming say Krishna is seen in Indian culture?

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