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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 introduced monotheism to Egyptian culture?
(a) Osiris.
(b) Re.
(c) Isis.
(d) Akhenaton.

2. 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 set of gods cobbled together into a narrative.
(d) As a divine family.

3. What is a teleological reason for myth?
(a) To compensate for the loss of instinct.
(b) To understand the origins of existence.
(c) To understand the nature of language.
(d) To understand the cause and purpose of existence.

4. What does Leeming say the Indian creation myths were concerned with?
(a) The emergence of the mind from nothingness.
(b) The ability of the human will to make moral decisions.
(c) The insufficiency of the human mind to comprehending creation.
(d) The variety of forms the creator made.

5. What does Leeming say suggests a desire to escape from earthly existence?
(a) The evolution of morals and laws.
(b) The development of technology.
(c) The transformation from instinctual to moral consciousness.
(d) The transition from struggle and creation to fall from grace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the various versions of the Egyptian creation myth Leeming cites revolve around?

2. Who does Leeming say is the main god in the Norse pantheon?

3. Why mystery does Leeming address with regard to human creation?

4. How does Bumba create the earth in Boshongo creation myth?

5. What does Leeming say the Hebraic people's monotheistic god focused on?

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