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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Leeming say introduced monotheism to Egyptian culture?
(a) Re.
(b) Isis.
(c) Akhenaton.
(d) Osiris.

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

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

4. How does Leeming define gods?
(a) They are projections of human dreams into enduring characters.
(b) They are manifestations of the collective unconscious.
(c) They are metaphors for human experiences.
(d) They are immortal beings who personify the transcendence of the laws of nature.

5. What creation myth does Leeming say modern people favor?
(a) Creation ex nihilo.
(b) The Big Bang.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Intelligent design.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say was the central organizing principle of the Christian Creation myth?

2. What does Leeming say the Egyptian pantheon is centered on?

3. What does Leeming say Horus represents, in the Egyptian pantheon?

4. Who does Leeming say is the archetypal helper god in the Greco-Roman Pantheon?

5. What other divine figure does Leeming say the main Norse god resembles?

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