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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. Who does Leeming say is the archetypal helper god in the Meso-American pantheon?
(a) Tlahuizcalpantechtli.
(b) Ehecatl.
(c) Tezcatlipoca.
(d) Quetzalcoatl.

2. What does Leeming say dominates all myths?
(a) The concept of redemption.
(b) The concept of justice in the universe.
(c) The concept of creation from nothing.
(d) The concept of God and Goddess.

3. What does Leeming say happened to the figure of the Great Mother over time?
(a) It acquired new faces.
(b) It lingered at the periphery of industrial culture.
(c) It became merely decorative.
(d) It lost significance.

4. How do the Greeks explain the presence of winter?
(a) Hera goes away on a trip.
(b) Hades conquers earth.
(c) Zeus bans fertility.
(d) Demeter mourns for her daughter.

5. How does Leeming say the Greek pantheon differs from other pantheons?
(a) The Greek gods were imposed on cultures Greeks influenced.
(b) The Greek gods retained their local origins and cults.
(c) The Greek gods had a great number of human attributes.
(d) The Greek gods were not always more powerful than humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leeming say the Chinese describe the flood?

2. How does Leeming describe the Greek people's pantheon?

3. How does Leeming describe Hopi culture?

4. What problem or question does Leeming say cultures were addressing in cosmogonies?

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

(see the answer key)

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