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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which area has the sex roles for society reversed and where a warrior-Goddess is worshiped?
(a) Israel
(b) Libya
(c) Ethiopia
(d) Egypt

2. Moses and his brother ______________ are both born to Levite parents and Moses is told to separate from the tribe.
(a) Joseph
(b) Cain
(c) Abraham
(d) Aaron

3. In an Iranian tale, __________ is warned that people have sinned, so he should build a vara, or fortress to protect civlization.
(a) Yima
(b) Yarus
(c) Rulith
(d) Akhmed

4. In northern Canaan, Adath, the "Important Lady of the _____________" rules in Ugarit in the 14th century BCE.
(a) Royal Family
(b) Universe
(c) World
(d) Royal House

5. ____________ warns of famine, violence, and destruction for those who hold to the ways of the Goddess.
(a) Jeremiah
(b) Jesus
(c) Judas
(d) Moses

Short Answer Questions

1. Women lose ground in Mesopotamia as the _________ goddesses are relegated to the role of consorts to particular gods.

2. Sacred women are found in Sumerian texts. They esteem the Queen of ____ and she in turn protects them.

3. ____________, Adam's first wife, refuses to be sexually submissive and later becomes a demon in stories.

4. The Bible shows Moses being adopted by __________________ and given a name that is a frequent part of royal names.

5. The Hebrews retain little knowledge of the battle between ______________ and the serpent Leviathan, though it is preserved in the Psalms.

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