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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. When was the Book of the Dead made?
(a) 1200 CE.
(b) 1550 BCE.
(c) 1400 CE.
(d) 2134 BCE.

2. What problem or question does Leeming say cultures were addressing in cosmogonies?
(a) The question of birth from nothing.
(b) The question of how life forms evolved and differentiated.
(c) The question of how man rose to the summit of power over nature.
(d) The question of why men are stronger than women are.

3. When were the Coffin Texts made?
(a) 2134-1200 BCE.
(b) 2134 BCE.
(c) 2134-1660 BCE.
(d) 3000-2134 BCE.

4. What does Leeming say gods are fighting for in the Egyptian pantheon?
(a) Supremacy.
(b) Territory.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Worship from humans.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When does Leeming say the older Genesis text was likely composed?

4. What does Leeming say the Supreme Being represents?

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

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