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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Leeming say the stories of heroes who return or are reborn signify?
(a) The impossibility of transcendence.
(b) The nature of metaphor.
(c) The presence of something beyond the mortal world.
(d) The deathlessness of the imagination.

3. Where does Leeming say the garden, grove, and cave derive their sanctity?
(a) Their special and different set of rules.
(b) Their darkness.
(c) Their relationship with the Great Mother.
(d) Their remoteness from daily human experience.

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

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

6. How does Leeming say Krishna is seen in Indian culture?
(a) As an eternal principle.
(b) As a prophet.
(c) As a god.
(d) As a god but also human.

7. What does Leeming say the stone represents in the King Arthur and Theseus myths?
(a) Fate.
(b) Matter.
(c) The populace.
(d) A womb.

8. Why does Leeming say the hero sometimes refuses the quest?
(a) Because of a sense of unworthiness.
(b) Because they distrust their mission.
(c) Because they do not want to be heroes.
(d) Because they are afraid.

9. How does Leeming describe the sanctity of the garden, grove, and cave?
(a) As feminine.
(b) As ancient.
(c) As divine.
(d) As political.

10. In what way does Leeming say that Jerusalem is an unusual city?
(a) It was a sacred place to Jews, Muslims, and Christians.
(b) It resisted conquest for thousands of years.
(c) It is at the center of the ancient world.
(d) It was conquered and reconquered frequently.

11. What does Leeming say the fall of a city represents in myth?
(a) Conquest.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Progress.
(d) Politics.

12. What is the temple at Delphi a microcosm for in Leeming's account?
(a) The universe.
(b) The Olympic temples.
(c) The heavens.
(d) The city.

13. What does Leeming say happened when the Greek soldiers came out of the wooden horse and captured Troy?
(a) The cosmos was turned to chaos.
(b) The gigantomachy was avenged.
(c) A new age of the world was initiated.
(d) Greek enemies everywhere lost hope.

14. How does Leeming describe the significance of the city?
(a) It depends on agriculture, but does not grow anything.
(b) It is a microcosm for the social universe.
(c) It is an expression of the divine plan.
(d) It is humanity's stand against chaos.

15. How does Leeming say the Greeks thought of Delphi?
(a) As the center of the world.
(b) As the center of Greek power.
(c) As a business center.
(d) As a tourist destination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say the story of the Pleiades typically illustrates?

2. What does Leeming say the labyrinth represents?

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

4. How does Leeming say Buddha was conceived?

5. What does Leeming say the chasm at Delphi gives access to?

(see the answer keys)

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