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

2. What does Leeming say the Great Mother represents?
(a) Creation and nourishment.
(b) Self-fulfillment.
(c) Craft and teaching.
(d) Death and resurrection.

3. What evidence does Leeming cite to argue for a single matriarch at the beginning of the Greek pantheon?
(a) Gaia devoured her offspring.
(b) Gaia created her own mate.
(c) Gaia fought to enthrone each of her husbands.
(d) Gaia killed her husbands.

4. How does Leeming describe cosmogonies?
(a) As prophetic.
(b) As ritual.
(c) As sacramental.
(d) As nostalgic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Leeming say is the main god in the Norse pantheon?

2. What does Leeming say was the natural phenomenon at the heart of the Egyptian religion?

3. What does Leeming say is important about dying gods?

4. Which topic does not fall under cosmology?

5. How does Leeming say earth religions still worship the Great Mother?

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