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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 do the various versions of the Egyptian creation myth Leeming cites revolve around?
(a) The different justifications for divine kings' rule.
(b) The competing theories for creation.
(c) The different names for the god.
(d) The different explanations for consciousness.

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

3. What psychological experience does Leeming say is central to cosmogonies?
(a) The rise of technology.
(b) The rise of industry from crafts.
(c) The rise of nationalism from tribalism.
(d) The rise of consciousness from unconsciousness.

4. What is the end goal of human development in Hopi myth, in Leeming's account?
(a) Winning glory for their god.
(b) Manifesting the divinity on earth.
(c) Converting non-believers to the Hopi perspective.
(d) Growing into the light of the Sun God's power.

5. What does Leeming say is consistent from one set of myths to another?
(a) Transcendent truths.
(b) Universal human concerns.
(c) Heroes and heroines.
(d) Monsters and angels.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the hieroglyphs made that contain the oldest myth Leeming cites?

2. How does Leeming describe Hopi culture?

3. How does Leeming describe the Boshongo culture?

4. Who was the sun god of Heliopolis?

5. What evidence does Leeming cite that suggests the presence of whites in Africa?

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