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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Sumerian Queen of Heaven, according to historical scholars and to evidence from the time period?
(a) Hecate
(b) Isis
(c) Inanna
(d) Astarte

2. What is the name of the idols which are found on hilltops, under green trees, and beside Canaanite altars?
(a) Stelae
(b) Hittas
(c) Asherah
(d) Tablets

3. When Moses is done writing Yahweh's laws, he gives them to the ______ to place in the Ark of the Covenant.
(a) Egyptians
(b) Levites
(c) Hittities
(d) Ethiopians

4. In the first century BCE, children born to ____________ are legitimate and respectable and unmarried women are worshiped.
(a) Goddesses
(b) Temple women
(c) Fertility cults
(d) Married couples

5. Faithful married women face the possibility of losing their husband's ________ and being sent out of his house.
(a) Trust
(b) Attention
(c) Favor
(d) Money

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ warns of famine, violence, and destruction for those who hold to the ways of the Goddess.

2. In northern Canaan, Adath, the "Important Lady of the _____________" rules in Ugarit in the 14th century BCE.

3. By Babylonian times, kinds are still appointed by _________ but not put to death, according to Stone.

4. The ____________ scroll describes the Levites' banners, dress, duties, and position in detail, according to Stone.

5. The _______________ tablets from the same region of the world as the Genesis story tell a different creation story with the woman as the positive part of the story.

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