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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chapters 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tempts Gilgamesh in the myth?
(a) Ninsun.
(b) Urlugal.
(c) Aga.
(d) Ishtar.

2. What does Leeming say myths describe with regard to individuals relating to the Supreme Being?
(a) Myths describe the rules that govern redemption and grace for humans.
(b) Myths describe the innate unity of each individual with the Supreme Being.
(c) Myths describe the irreconcilable split that divides humans from the Supreme Being.
(d) Myths describe the state of formless perfection alongside the Supreme Being.

3. For what does Leeming say the struggle among gods in the Egyptian pantheon is a metaphor?
(a) The human struggle against evil.
(b) The expansion of trade in the Mediterranean.
(c) Historical political and religious conflicts in 4,000 BCE.
(d) The invasion of Ethiopians in 2,200 BCE.

4. When was the Book of the Dead made?
(a) 2134 BCE.
(b) 1550 BCE.
(c) 1200 CE.
(d) 1400 CE.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Leeming say the Roman pantheon is rife with?

3. What does Leeming say Oedipus was on a quest for?

4. What does Leeming say about cosmogonies?

5. Which narrative is not an aspect of cosmogony?

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