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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______________ have been found in primitive settlements from Spain to Siberia, hailing from 25,000 BCE.
(a) Willendorf sculptures
(b) Venus figures
(c) Goddess books
(d) Male figurines

2. The Mother Goddess provides life and a controllable ____________ to the people who believe in her.
(a) Water supply
(b) Food supply
(c) Seasonal pattern
(d) Money supply

3. Robertson Smith claims the Semitic religion results from the juxtaposition of ___________ worship and a female kinship system.
(a) Light
(b) Nature
(c) Ancestor
(d) Crop

4. Some scholars suggest that the influence of the Goddess only seems minor because the Goddess has ___________.
(a) No bearing on everyday life
(b) Little power
(c) Many names
(d) No control over men

5. In "The Golden Ass," the Goddess speaks of herself as ___________, manifesting herself in various gods and goddesses.
(a) Spirit
(b) Nature
(c) Everything
(d) Oneness

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Adam and Eve myth tells a female children her entire ______ is easily tricked, defiant, and provoking, according to Stone.

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

4. Female deities are extolled for their roles as healers, with female priestesses serving as _____________.

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

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