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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Female deities are extolled for their roles as healers, with female priestesses serving as _____________.
(a) Voodoo doctors
(b) Assistants
(c) Physicians
(d) Nurses

4. Robertson Smith claims that in Arabia, all traits of the dominant Goddess are transferred to the _____________ before she is subordinated.
(a) Male
(b) Land
(c) Child
(d) God

5. ___________ women work in business, hold real estate, lend money, and work as scribes around the time of 2000 BCE.
(a) Inan
(b) Concubine
(c) Naditu
(d) Mittu

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Golden Ass' which was written in the second century CE?

2. Cretan women are _____________ free and enjoy high standing in their society, according to Stone.

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

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

5. What is NOT a city-state which is matrilineal, according to Stone?

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