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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In northern Canaan, Adath, the "Important Lady of the _____________" rules in Ugarit in the 14th century BCE.
(a) Universe
(b) World
(c) Royal Family
(d) Royal House

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

3. Who is the weaker brother or husband to the Egyptian Goddess Isis?
(a) Irison
(b) Menaleus
(c) Luxor
(d) Osiris

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

5. Archaeology indicates that societies revere the Mother Goddess as the supreme __________.
(a) Prophet
(b) Guardian
(c) Sister
(d) Deity

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As advances in ____________ and domestication of animals clarify the male's role in reproduction, the mythological spouse gains importance.

3. _____________ is the name given by scholars to Cretan cultural sites on the Greek mainland.

4. Which Goddess is said to have created everything, including setting the Sun God Ra into the sky?

5. 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.

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