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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. What does Leeming say the sword represents in the King Arthur and Theseus myths?
(a) Insight.
(b) Political power.
(c) A phallus.
(d) A hand.

2. Who does Leeming say is the main god in the Norse pantheon?
(a) Yggdrasil.
(b) Thor.
(c) Orin.
(d) Loki.

3. What does Leeming say the story of the Pleiades typically illustrates?
(a) The interrelationships of sisters.
(b) The persecution of a group of women.
(c) The light that comes out of darkness.
(d) The female principle that only shows itself out of the corner of your eye.

4. Who attempted to convince the Trojans to accept the wooden horse?
(a) Admetus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Sinon.
(d) Hercules.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hiawatha's quest?

2. How does Leeming describe the mythic concern with creation?

3. When was the story of Gilgamesh likely composed?

4. What other divine figure does Leeming say the main Norse god resembles?

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

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