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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 a monomyth consists of?
(a) A single heroic identity.
(b) A protagonist and an antagonist.
(c) Elements that may or may not be acted out by each hero.
(d) A timeless framework of experiences and triumphs.

2. What does Leeming say was the primary difference between the Greek pantheon and the Roman pantheon?
(a) The Romans became more philosophical and contemplative about myths.
(b) The Romans placed more value on the practical results of myths.
(c) The Romans used the Greek pantheon to justify their wars.
(d) The Romans placed more value on the gods as personifications of abstractions.

3. Where does Leeming say Jerusalem represents?
(a) The City on the Hill.
(b) The navel of the universe.
(c) The Kingdom of God.
(d) The origin of the world.

4. What is the end goal of human development in Hopi myth, in Leeming's account?
(a) Growing into the light of the Sun God's power.
(b) Manifesting the divinity on earth.
(c) Converting non-believers to the Hopi perspective.
(d) Winning glory for their god.

5. What does Leeming say the gods function as in myth?
(a) Self-portraits.
(b) Masks and metaphors.
(c) Ciphers.
(d) Mirrors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the various versions of the Egyptian creation myth Leeming cites revolve around?

2. What was Hiawatha's quest?

3. When does Leeming say heroes tend to be born?

4. The first recorded creation myth was part myth and part what else?

5. To what does Leeming say the oldest myth refers?

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