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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. When were the Coffin Texts made?
(a) 2134-1200 BCE.
(b) 2134 BCE.
(c) 3000-2134 BCE.
(d) 2134-1660 BCE.

2. How does Leeming describe cosmogonies?
(a) As sacramental.
(b) As prophetic.
(c) As ritual.
(d) As nostalgic.

3. What does Leeming say ancient cultures realized through cosmogonies?
(a) That the Great Mother makes all life possible.
(b) That culture survives the deaths of its members.
(c) That the world's spirit pervades all forms.
(d) That death is ubiquitous in life.

4. During whose reign was the first creation myth recorded, according to Leeming?
(a) Hatshepsut.
(b) Herod.
(c) Nebuchadnezzar.
(d) Solomon.

5. Where does Leeming say the world originates in the Christian creation myth?
(a) God.
(b) Language.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Itself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say about the birth of God?

2. How does Leeming define cosmology?

3. When was the Book of the Dead made?

4. Who was the sun god of Heliopolis?

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

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