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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 does Leeming say myths describe with regard to individuals relating to the Supreme Being?
(a) Myths describe the rules that govern redemption and grace for humans.
(b) Myths describe the irreconcilable split that divides humans from the Supreme Being.
(c) Myths describe the innate unity of each individual with the Supreme Being.
(d) Myths describe the state of formless perfection alongside the Supreme Being.

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

3. How does Leeming say earth religions still worship the Great Mother?
(a) In the constellations.
(b) In modern agriculture.
(c) In the seasons.
(d) In the form of nature.

4. What does Leeming say the Egyptian pantheon is centered on?
(a) The balance between free will and fate.
(b) Redemption.
(c) Death and resurrection.
(d) The possibility of self-fulfillment.

5. How does Leeming describe the mythic concern with creation?
(a) As a metaphor for storytelling.
(b) As a metaphor for birth.
(c) As a metaphor for maturity.
(d) As a metaphor for history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an ontological reason for myth?

2. For what does Leeming say the struggle among gods in the Egyptian pantheon is a metaphor?

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

4. What does Leeming say happened to the figure of the Great Mother over time?

5. How does Leeming define cosmic myth?

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