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

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

3. What does Leeming say cosmogonies represent?
(a) Historical realities.
(b) Cultural truths.
(c) Future predictions.
(d) Scientific truths.

4. What does Leeming say Isis is the goddess of?
(a) The earth and moon.
(b) Birth.
(c) The hearth.
(d) Crossroads.

5. To whom does Leeming say the Egyptian god Isis corresponds in the Greek pantheon?
(a) Hera.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Athena.
(d) Demeter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leeming describe the Greek people's pantheon?

2. What does Leeming say was the primary difference between the Greek pantheon and the Roman pantheon?

3. Who was the sun god of Heliopolis?

4. What does Leeming say had to happen before the Olympian gods could reign in the Greek pantheon?

5. What does Leeming say gods are fighting for in the Egyptian pantheon?

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