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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. Whose child is Horus, in the Egyptian pantheon?
(a) Anubis and Isis.
(b) Isis and Amun.
(c) Isis and Geb.
(d) Isis and Osiris.

2. What does Leeming say cosmogonies represent?
(a) Historical realities.
(b) Cultural truths.
(c) Scientific truths.
(d) Future predictions.

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

4. What is an ontological reason for myth?
(a) To understand existence.
(b) To beautify existence.
(c) To compensate for the loss of instinct.
(d) To understand the goal of existence.

5. Who does Leeming say parallels Lucifer in the Norse pantheon?
(a) Thor.
(b) Odin.
(c) Hel.
(d) Loki.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Leeming say the Great Mother began to play a role over time?

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

3. What does Leeming say Horus represents, in the Egyptian pantheon?

4. When were the hieroglyphs made that contain the oldest myth Leeming cites?

5. What is a teleological reason for myth?

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