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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. How does Leeming describe the Boshongo culture?
(a) As patrilineal.
(b) As communal.
(c) As warlike.
(d) As matriarchal.

2. To what does Leeming say the oldest myth refers?
(a) Plains where men sow seeds that unite earth and water.
(b) Primeval gathering places or mounds that become fused with the sun.
(c) Caves where men are reunited with the earth.
(d) Oceans where life first developed.

3. Which topic does not fall under cosmology?
(a) Revelation.
(b) Creation
(c) The Great Flood.
(d) The meaning of life.

4. For what does Leeming say the struggle among gods in the Egyptian pantheon is a metaphor?
(a) The human struggle against evil.
(b) The invasion of Ethiopians in 2,200 BCE.
(c) Historical political and religious conflicts in 4,000 BCE.
(d) The expansion of trade in the Mediterranean.

5. Where does Leeming say the world originates in the Christian creation myth?
(a) Itself.
(b) Language.
(c) God.
(d) Chaos.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bumba create the earth in Boshongo creation myth?

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

3. Who does Leeming say introduced monotheism to Egyptian culture?

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

5. How does Leeming define gods?

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