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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. Who does Leeming say Theseus' parents were?
(a) A river nymph and a god.
(b) A supernatural spirit and a mortal woman.
(c) A goddess and a hunter.
(d) A wood nymph and a mortal woman.

2. What time of year does the time when heroes are born correspond to?
(a) Summer.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

3. What opposition does Leeming say King Arthur faced in assuming his quest?
(a) His knights were not worthy.
(b) His knights seduce his wife.
(c) His subjects rebel.
(d) Opponents believed he was not fit to reign.

4. What does Leeming say the Great Mother represents?
(a) Death and resurrection.
(b) Craft and teaching.
(c) Self-fulfillment.
(d) Creation and nourishment.

5. Who is Frigg, in the Norse pantheon?
(a) The earth mother.
(b) The goddess of the hunt.
(c) Odin's wife.
(d) The goddess of cultivation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say a monomyth consists of?

2. To whom does Leeming say the Egyptian god Isis corresponds in the Greek pantheon?

3. Why mystery does Leeming address with regard to human creation?

4. What does Leeming say the flood represents as a metaphor?

5. What does Leeming say Christ's cross and Odin and Attis' sacred trees represent?

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