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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. As advances in ____________ and domestication of animals clarify the male's role in reproduction, the mythological spouse gains importance.
(a) Breeding
(b) Farming
(c) Government
(d) Religion

4. According to the writing "The Golden Ass," what is the proper name of the Goddess?
(a) Queen Mother
(b) Queen Isis
(c) She
(d) Queen Astarte

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.
(a) Hittite
(b) Sumerian
(c) Hebrew
(d) Roman

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of Sumerian writing allows the historians of the day to be able to find literature that was written about history?

2. In "The Golden Ass," the Goddess speaks of herself as ___________, manifesting herself in various gods and goddesses.

3. The _____________ Goddess resuscitates her mate, proving she is the ultimate source of life and regeneration.

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

5. Some scholars suggest that the influence of the Goddess only seems minor because the Goddess has ___________.

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