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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a city-state which is matrilineal, according to Stone?
(a) Rome
(b) Argos
(c) Thebes
(d) Athens

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Robertson Smith claims that in Arabia, all traits of the dominant Goddess are transferred to the _____________ before she is subordinated.

3. ______________ have been found in primitive settlements from Spain to Siberia, hailing from 25,000 BCE.

4. Love poems found hint that ____________ women were the ones who did the wooing in relationships, according to Stone.

5. Stone's question is: What affect does worshiping a female deity and living in a _________ society have on women?

(see the answer key)

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