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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What creation myth does Leeming say modern people favor?
(a) The Big Bang.
(b) Intelligent design.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Creation ex nihilo.

3. What other divine figure does Leeming say the main Norse god resembles?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Christ.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Krishna.

4. What does Leeming say cosmogonies represent?
(a) Cultural truths.
(b) Future predictions.
(c) Historical realities.
(d) Scientific truths.

5. Who does Leeming say parallels Lucifer in the Norse pantheon?
(a) Odin.
(b) Hel.
(c) Thor.
(d) Loki.

6. What does Leeming say the Hebrew creation myth was concerned with?
(a) The morality of human beings.
(b) The role of humanity in the universe.
(c) The possibility of justice in dealings with people.
(d) The indifference of the creator to his creation.

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

8. Whom does Leeming say parallels the serpent in the Christian garden in the Norse pantheon?
(a) Thor.
(b) Loki.
(c) Hel.
(d) Odin.

9. The first recorded creation myth was part myth and part what else?
(a) Wedding ode.
(b) Rite of passage.
(c) Funeral dirge.
(d) Celebration of the high Marduk.

10. How does Leeming describe the trickster gods?
(a) As half-goat.
(b) As male and promiscuous.
(c) As young and unmarried.
(d) As gods of craft as well.

11. Whose behavior does Leeming say explains the behavior of the Olympian gods in the Greek pantheon?
(a) The Egyptians'.
(b) The Etruscans'.
(c) The Greek ruling class'.
(d) The Persians'.

12. What does Leeming say was the central organizing principle of the Christian Creation myth?
(a) Reason.
(b) Morality.
(c) Logos.
(d) Free will.

13. When does Leeming say the older Genesis text was likely composed?
(a) 110 CE.
(b) 800 BCE.
(c) 500 BCE.
(d) 950 BCE.

14. What reconciliation does Leeming say the Greeks' creation myths described?
(a) The reconciliation between warring fathers and sons.
(b) The reconciliation between warring brothers.
(c) The reconciliation between male and female principles.
(d) The reconciliation between ancient and modern ideas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the creation myth called in Mesopotamia?

2. How does Leeming say the Chinese describe the flood?

3. During whose reign was the first creation myth recorded, according to Leeming?

4. When were the hieroglyphs made that contain the oldest myth Leeming cites?

5. How does Leeming say the Greek pantheon differs from other pantheons?

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