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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. How does Leeming say earth religions still worship the Great Mother?
(a) In the form of nature.
(b) In the constellations.
(c) In the seasons.
(d) In modern agriculture.

2. What is a teleological reason for myth?
(a) To understand the nature of language.
(b) To understand the cause and purpose of existence.
(c) To compensate for the loss of instinct.
(d) To understand the origins of existence.

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

4. What does Leeming say most myths are like in their nature?
(a) Artistic.
(b) Religious.
(c) Political.
(d) Playful.

5. To what does Leeming say the oldest myth refers?
(a) Caves where men are reunited with the earth.
(b) Plains where men sow seeds that unite earth and water.
(c) Oceans where life first developed.
(d) Primeval gathering places or mounds that become fused with the sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say the Norse tree of life represents?

2. For what does Leeming say the struggle among gods in the Egyptian pantheon is a metaphor?

3. How does Bumba create the earth in Boshongo creation myth?

4. What does Leeming say the Tree of Knowledge in the Hebraic myth foreshadows?

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

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