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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 ancient cultures realized through cosmogonies?
(a) That death is ubiquitous in life.
(b) That the world's spirit pervades all forms.
(c) That culture survives the deaths of its members.
(d) That the Great Mother makes all life possible.

2. What does Leeming say Jesus and Quetzalcoatl have in common?
(a) They were both born of virgins.
(b) They were both divine humans.
(c) They were both reborn.
(d) They both preached love.

3. How old was Joan of Arc when she first heart supernatural voices?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

4. Why mystery does Leeming address with regard to human creation?
(a) Why humans have to go through rituals to regain grace.
(b) Why humans created gods to justify their discontent.
(c) Why humans see themselves as fundamentally flawed.
(d) Why humans fall from grace so quickly after being created by gods.

5. What does Leeming say was the primary difference between the Greek pantheon and the Roman pantheon?
(a) The Romans used the Greek pantheon to justify their wars.
(b) The Romans placed more value on the gods as personifications of abstractions.
(c) The Romans placed more value on the practical results of myths.
(d) The Romans became more philosophical and contemplative about myths.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say heroes like Karna and Buddha have because of their miraculous births?

2. What opposition does Leeming say King Arthur faced in assuming his quest?

3. The first recorded creation myth was part myth and part what else?

4. What time of year does the time when heroes are born correspond to?

5. What does Leeming say urged the Buddha into action?

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