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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 hieroglyphs made that contain the oldest myth Leeming cites?
(a) 2200-2000 BCE.
(b) 1800-1500 BCE.
(c) 1500-1200 BCE.
(d) 3000-2200 BCE.

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

3. What evidence does Leeming cite that suggests the presence of whites in Africa?
(a) Bumba subjugates other tribes.
(b) Bumba has new ways of doing things.
(c) Bumba speaks a foreign language.
(d) Bumba is white.

4. What is eschatology?
(a) The study of fears.
(b) The study of prophecies.
(c) The study of Supreme Beings.
(d) The study of the end of time.

5. The first recorded creation myth was part myth and part what else?
(a) Wedding ode.
(b) Funeral dirge.
(c) Celebration of the high Marduk.
(d) Rite of passage.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Book of the Dead made?

2. What does Leeming say cosmogonies represent?

3. How does Leeming say the Chinese describe the flood?

4. What does Leeming say myths describe with regard to individuals relating to the Supreme Being?

5. When does Leeming say the older Genesis text was likely composed?

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