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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The _____________ are a priestly caste that hoards sacred hieroglyphs for their own sacred purposes, according to Stone.
(a) Luvians
(b) Hittites
(c) Stupents
(d) Ashrates

2. Females seem to invent not just agriculture, but also ______________, according to Stone's findings.
(a) Writing
(b) Paper
(c) Mathematics
(d) Stars

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

4. Zeus is worshiped on Crete as the son of his mother __________ and in one legend sexually attacks her.
(a) Osiris
(b) Iris
(c) Astartus
(d) Rhea

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the military hero in the tales of Gilgamesh, as the stories continue?

2. The annual death of the son/lover is connected to the ritual sacrifice of the ____________.

3. Stone discovers that what she thought about sun/moon gods and earth/heaven symbolism is ____________.

4. The Hebrew customer of ____________ marriage whereby a widow is assigned to her brother- or father-in-law.

5. ____________ worship is described throughout the Middle East in the period of time of 3000 BCE.

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