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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 Horus represents, in the Egyptian pantheon?
(a) The playful nature of fate.
(b) The rebirth of the earth after winter.
(c) The spiritual force governing the Pharaoh.
(d) The rage of war.

2. What reconciliation does Leeming say the Greeks' creation myths described?
(a) The reconciliation between warring fathers and sons.
(b) The reconciliation between ancient and modern ideas.
(c) The reconciliation between male and female principles.
(d) The reconciliation between warring brothers.

3. Where did the first creation story Leeming cites come from?
(a) India.
(b) Germany.
(c) Greece.
(d) Egypt.

4. When does Leeming say the Greek pantheon was adapted to Roman religion?
(a) 300-100 BCE.
(b) 500-400 BCE.
(c) 900-500 BCE.
(d) 600-400 BCE.

5. Who does Leeming say is the main god in the Norse pantheon?
(a) Yggdrasil.
(b) Loki.
(c) Orin.
(d) Thor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose behavior does Leeming say explains the behavior of the Olympian gods in the Greek pantheon?

2. How does Leeming describe the mythic concern with creation?

3. What is a teleological reason for myth?

4. What creation myth does Leeming say modern people favor?

5. What does Leeming say happened to the figure of the Great Mother over time?

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