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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. What creation myth does Leeming say modern people favor?
(a) Intelligent design.
(b) The Big Bang.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Creation ex nihilo.

2. What other divine figure does Leeming say the main Norse god resembles?
(a) Buddha.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Christ.
(d) Krishna.

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

4. What does Leeming say dominates all myths?
(a) The concept of God and Goddess.
(b) The concept of justice in the universe.
(c) The concept of creation from nothing.
(d) The concept of redemption.

5. Where did the first creation story Leeming cites come from?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Greece.
(c) India.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the creation myth called in Mesopotamia?

3. How does Leeming describe the trickster gods?

4. What does Leeming say the flood was for in Mayan culture?

5. How does Leeming say the Zeus and Hera represented humanity in Greek culture?

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