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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Hebrew scriptures disguise ____________ as the male Ashtoreth and seek to discredit her, according to Stone.
(a) Isis
(b) Eve
(c) Lilith
(d) Astarte

3. Stone discovers that what she thought about sun/moon gods and earth/heaven symbolism is ____________.
(a) Incomplete
(b) Correct
(c) Wrong
(d) A lie

4. Stories about the Goddesses were hardly the innocent childlike ____________ that many stories of them have become.
(a) Figures
(b) Dreams
(c) Monsters
(d) Fables

5. Who is the weaker brother or husband to the Egyptian Goddess Isis?
(a) Osiris
(b) Irison
(c) Menaleus
(d) Luxor

Short Answer Questions

1. As advances in ____________ and domestication of animals clarify the male's role in reproduction, the mythological spouse gains importance.

2. At some point, the Goddess acquires a male who becomes her lover or consort, but she retains _____________.

3. The Mother Goddess provides life and a controllable ____________ to the people who believe in her.

4. Neolithic art at Catal Huyuk, Hacilar, and Elam shows the _______ as subsidiary, according to Stone.

5. According to the writing "The Golden Ass," what is the proper name of the Goddess?

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