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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which narrative is not an aspect of cosmogony?
(a) Explanation of natural phenomena.
(b) How the universe was developed.
(c) The creation of humankind.
(d) The fall from the state of perfection or grace.

2. To whom does Leeming say the Egyptian god Isis corresponds in the Greek pantheon?
(a) Hera.
(b) Athena.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Demeter.

3. For what does Leeming say the gods are metaphors?
(a) The collective unconscious.
(b) Elements of society, as well as human emotions.
(c) Earth, wind, water and fire.
(d) Timeless laws of the universe.

4. How does Leeming describe the mythic concern with creation?
(a) As a metaphor for storytelling.
(b) As a metaphor for history.
(c) As a metaphor for birth.
(d) As a metaphor for maturity.

5. What is an ontological reason for myth?
(a) To understand existence.
(b) To compensate for the loss of instinct.
(c) To understand the goal of existence.
(d) To beautify existence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say had to happen before the Olympian gods could reign in the Greek pantheon?

2. What does Leeming say dominates all myths?

3. Where is the first recorded creation myth from?

4. What creation myth does Leeming say modern people favor?

5. What does Leeming say the Hebraic people's monotheistic god focused on?

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