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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Diodorus of _________ writes respectfully and admiringly about women wielding power in the lands where he travels.
(a) Crete
(b) Rome
(c) Sparta
(d) Sicily

2. Klein suggests that home ownership in early societies makes _________ depend on __________.
(a) Males; males
(b) Females; females
(c) Females; males
(d) Males; females

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

4. Hebrew women are inferior to their neighbors because they are needed to bear many __________.
(a) Lands
(b) Crops
(c) Sons
(d) Daughters

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the Sumerian Queen of Heaven, according to historical scholars and to evidence from the time period?

4. Eridu worships a fish or water god, which is consistent with their introducing __________ in their society.

5. Myths that grow from a religion serving a female deity view ______________ differently from those created by male-oriented religions.

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