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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brother-sister marriage is seen in Egypt in order to give _______ access to royal privilege as international marriages were prohibited.
(a) Sons
(b) Men
(c) Daughters
(d) Women

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

3. The ___________ are ruled by an Aryan warrior caste and worship old Indian deities, according to Stone.
(a) Hurrians
(b) Hittites
(c) Indian Goddesses
(d) Harrians

4. Who charges Inanna with stealing the gifts of civilization from him, according to Stone?
(a) Enki
(b) Indru
(c) Gilgamesh
(d) Enlil

5. What do the words 'bala' in Sanskrit, or bull, and 'tura' from Akkadian times mean?
(a) Love
(b) Power
(c) Ignorance
(d) Goddess

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Various Hatti Goddesses survive the battle of the Hittites, and are known as the __________.

3. What is the name of the Indo-European group who live directly south of the Hittites in Cicilia?

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

5. Women lose ground in Mesopotamia as the _________ goddesses are relegated to the role of consorts to particular gods.

(see the answer key)

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