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

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

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

4. How does Leeming describe the mythic concern with creation?
(a) As a metaphor for history.
(b) As a metaphor for storytelling.
(c) As a metaphor for maturity.
(d) As a metaphor for birth.

5. Where is the Norse pantheon first described in writing?
(a) The Nibelungenleid.
(b) Tacitus' Germania.
(c) The Kalevala.
(d) The Elder and Younger Eddas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem or question does Leeming say cultures were addressing in cosmogonies?

2. Where does Leeming say the Great Mother began to play a role over time?

3. What does Leeming say happened to the figure of the Great Mother over time?

4. When were the Coffin Texts made?

5. Where did the first creation story Leeming cites come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the primary gods in the Egyptian pantheon?

2. When does Leeming say the Egyptian creation myths were repeated?

3. Describe the Hebrew creation myth.

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

5. Describe the Mesopotamian creation myth.

6. How does Leeming define the gods?

7. What relationship does Leeming describe between politics and religion in the myths of the Egyptian pantheon?

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

9. How does Leeming describe the Egyptian pantheon?

10. What does Leeming say the Great Mother represents?

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