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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The _____________ Goddess resuscitates her mate, proving she is the ultimate source of life and regeneration.
(a) Greek
(b) Mesopotamian
(c) Sumerian
(d) Egyptian

2. ____________ continues to be revered as the bestower of rights to shepherds and kings, suggesting matrilineal rights still apply to royalty.
(a) Isis
(b) Iris
(c) Inanna
(d) Astarte

3. What is the mountain which is also given the moniker of the mountain of God in the Bible and in other stories?
(a) Mount Anatolia
(b) Mount Sinai
(c) Mount Vesuvius
(d) Mount Olympus

4. The _____________ invasions weaken the matrilineal tradition and the Dorians make patrilineal succession normative.
(a) Ethiopian
(b) Achaean
(c) Roman
(d) Iranian

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Brother-sister marriage is seen in Egypt in order to give _______ access to royal privilege as international marriages were prohibited.

2. __________, "Lord of the mountains," kills Danu and her son Vrtra, causing cosmic waters to flow, which gives birth to the sun.

3. Females seem to invent not just agriculture, but also ______________, according to Stone's findings.

4. Which Goddess is thought to be the inventor of agriculture, a healer, a physician, and a lawgiver?

5. Who is NOT one of the historical figures who link the Hebrews with Egypt's Indo-European royalty?

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