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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leeming say had to happen before the Olympian gods could reign in the Greek pantheon?
(a) The flood.
(b) Two dynasties of gods had to be overthrown.
(c) The Olympian gods had to create humans.
(d) Humans had to offer their worship.

2. During whose reign was the first creation myth recorded, according to Leeming?
(a) Herod.
(b) Hatshepsut.
(c) Nebuchadnezzar.
(d) Solomon.

3. What does Leeming say Isis is the goddess of?
(a) The earth and moon.
(b) Crossroads.
(c) The hearth.
(d) Birth.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leeming say the Supreme Being is frequently characterized?

2. Who does Leeming say is the archetypal helper god in the Greco-Roman Pantheon?

3. How does Leeming say the hero's quest typically begins?

4. What does Leeming say the Egyptian pantheon is centered on?

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

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