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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 define cosmology?
(a) The study of the structure of the universe.
(b) The study of beauty aids.
(c) The scientific study of the universal order.
(d) The study of the history of the heavens.

2. What is the end goal of human development in Hopi myth, in Leeming's account?
(a) Converting non-believers to the Hopi perspective.
(b) Manifesting the divinity on earth.
(c) Winning glory for their god.
(d) Growing into the light of the Sun God's power.

3. How does Bumba create the earth in Boshongo creation myth?
(a) He fashions it from stone.
(b) He finds it.
(c) He excretes it.
(d) He vomits it.

4. How many gods and goddesses comprised the Greek pantheon?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

5. How does Leeming describe the Greek people's pantheon?
(a) As a system of checks and balances.
(b) As a nationalization of local gods.
(c) As a divine family.
(d) As a set of gods cobbled together into a narrative.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Leeming say the Greek pantheon differs from other pantheons?

3. Who does Leeming say parallels Lucifer in the Norse pantheon?

4. How does Leeming say the Zeus and Hera represented humanity in Greek culture?

5. What does Leeming say the flood represents as a metaphor?

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