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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brother-sister marriage is seen in Egypt in order to give _______ access to royal privilege as international marriages were prohibited.
(a) Women
(b) Daughters
(c) Men
(d) Sons

2. Who is NOT one of the historical figures who link the Hebrews with Egypt's Indo-European royalty?
(a) Moses
(b) Abraham
(c) David
(d) Joseph

3. ___________ women cannot engage in business and are killed for losing their virginity before marriage, even if they were raped.
(a) Libyan
(b) Egyptian
(c) Sumerian
(d) Hebrew

4. Diodorus of _________ writes respectfully and admiringly about women wielding power in the lands where he travels.
(a) Sicily
(b) Sparta
(c) Rome
(d) Crete

5. ______________ is said to have been Queen Omphale's servile lover, according to Stone.
(a) Mercury
(b) Hercules
(c) Zeus
(d) Artemis

Short Answer Questions

1. Stone believes women were the first to connect ___________ and reproduction and to integrate the reality into religion.

2. Which area has communal marriage, according to the writings of Diodorus?

3. The changing of Jacob's name to __________ may suggest they understand their ancestry is symbolic rather than biological.

4. Klein suggests that home ownership in early societies makes _________ depend on __________.

5. Who sees a vision of a mysterious figure at the temple fate who tells of 'filthy things' going on inside?

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