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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leeming say was the central organizing principle of the Christian Creation myth?
(a) Free will.
(b) Logos.
(c) Reason.
(d) Morality.

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

3. When were creation myths repeated in the culture that created the oldest myth Leeming cites?
(a) During weddings and births.
(b) During coronations and funerals.
(c) During wars.
(d) During rites of passage.

4. How does Leeming define cosmology?
(a) The study of the structure of the universe.
(b) The study of beauty aids.
(c) The scientific study of the universal order.
(d) The study of the history of the heavens.

5. What problem or question does Leeming say cultures were addressing in cosmogonies?
(a) The question of how life forms evolved and differentiated.
(b) The question of birth from nothing.
(c) The question of how man rose to the summit of power over nature.
(d) The question of why men are stronger than women are.

Short Answer Questions

1. What psychological experience does Leeming say is central to cosmogonies?

2. Why mystery does Leeming address with regard to human creation?

3. What does Leeming say ancient cultures realized through cosmogonies?

4. What does Leeming say suggests a desire to escape from earthly existence?

5. What does Leeming say cosmogonies represent?

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