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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the oldest divine being in the Greek pantheon?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Uranus.
(c) Gaia.
(d) Chronos.

2. What does Leeming say is important about dying gods?
(a) Dying gods give men reasons to go to war.
(b) Dying gods explain the seasons.
(c) Dying gods let cultures experience death and resurrection.
(d) Dying gods protect humans from their feelings about death.

3. When were the hieroglyphs made that contain the oldest myth Leeming cites?
(a) 1800-1500 BCE.
(b) 2200-2000 BCE.
(c) 1500-1200 BCE.
(d) 3000-2200 BCE.

4. Whose child is Horus, in the Egyptian pantheon?
(a) Anubis and Isis.
(b) Isis and Osiris.
(c) Isis and Geb.
(d) Isis and Amun.

5. How does Leeming describe cosmogonies?
(a) As prophetic.
(b) As sacramental.
(c) As nostalgic.
(d) As ritual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say the Roman pantheon is rife with?

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

3. How does Leeming define cosmic myth?

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

5. How does Leeming say the Zeus and Hera represented humanity in Greek culture?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leeming say the Supreme Being represents in myths?

2. How does Leeming say the figure of the trickster?

3. How does Leeming define the gods?

4. What contribution does Leeming say Hesiod made to Greek creation myths?

5. How does Leeming describe the Greek pantheon?

6. How does Leeming define the cosmic myth?

7. What stories or topics does Leeming include in the category of cosmic myths?

8. What psychological metaphor does Leeming see at the heart of creation myths?

9. What does Leeming say is the creation myth for modern people?

10. How does Leeming say that cultures still worship the Great Mother?

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