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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 Great Mother represents?
(a) Death and resurrection.
(b) Self-fulfillment.
(c) Creation and nourishment.
(d) Craft and teaching.

2. What does Leeming say the flood was for in Mayan culture?
(a) As a punishment for sins against the gods.
(b) As a way to help cultivate the earth.
(c) As an attempt to avert a war against the gods.
(d) Destroying an experimental form of humankind.

3. Who tempts Gilgamesh in the myth?
(a) Ninsun.
(b) Ishtar.
(c) Aga.
(d) Urlugal.

4. What was the young girl in the Water Jar Boy myth doing when she got pregnant?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Picking flowers in a field.
(c) Washing clothing.
(d) Mixing clay.

5. What psychological experience does Leeming say is central to cosmogonies?
(a) The rise of nationalism from tribalism.
(b) The rise of consciousness from unconsciousness.
(c) The rise of industry from crafts.
(d) The rise of technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leeming say earth religions still worship the Great Mother?

2. What was Hiawatha's quest?

3. How does Leeming define gods?

4. How does Leeming say Krishna is seen in Indian culture?

5. Why does Leeming say the hero sometimes refuses the quest?

(see the answer key)

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