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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chapters 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Leeming's account, why are temples and cities founded on mountains?
(a) Because can see the weather and visitors coming.
(b) Because they are closest to the Supreme Being there.
(c) Because they gain status when devotees have to bring water and food.
(d) Because they can be defended better there.

2. When were the hieroglyphs made that contain the oldest myth Leeming cites?
(a) 1500-1200 BCE.
(b) 1800-1500 BCE.
(c) 3000-2200 BCE.
(d) 2200-2000 BCE.

3. When was the New Testament book of Revelation likely composed?
(a) 110 CE.
(b) 51 CE.
(c) 33 BCE.
(d) 95 CE.

4. What does Leeming say the loss of genitals represents in myth?
(a) Planting a seed in the womb of the Great Mother.
(b) Loss of a culture's integrity.
(c) Domination by ideas.
(d) Gaining second sight.

5. Who does Leeming say introduced monotheism to Egyptian culture?
(a) Osiris.
(b) Akhenaton.
(c) Isis.
(d) Re.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say gods are fighting for in the Egyptian pantheon?

2. What happened after Moses refused the call to his quest?

3. What problem or question does Leeming say cultures were addressing in cosmogonies?

4. Who is Frigg, in the Norse pantheon?

5. What does Leeming say was the central organizing principle of the Christian Creation myth?

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