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

2. What does Leeming say the Great Mother represents?
(a) Craft and teaching.
(b) Creation and nourishment.
(c) Death and resurrection.
(d) Self-fulfillment.

3. How does Leeming say the Chinese describe the flood?
(a) As a way to help cultivate the earth.
(b) As a punishment for sins against the gods.
(c) As a way to purge a preliminary form of humanity.
(d) As an attempt to avert a war against the gods.

4. What does Leeming say heroes like Karna and Buddha have because of their miraculous births?
(a) Pure hearts.
(b) Multiple languages.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Adult qualities, even in their innocence.

5. Where did the first creation story Leeming cites come from?
(a) Greece.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Germany.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leeming define cosmology?

2. What does Leeming say suggests a desire to escape from earthly existence?

3. Which topic does not fall under cosmology?

4. Where is the first recorded creation myth from?

5. Where does Leeming say heroes typically find their foes?

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