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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. One theory is that the woman's ability to produce ___________ so awes men that they worship women.
(a) Children
(b) Poetry
(c) Peace
(d) Crops

3. Who is the first prophet of Yahweh, who arrives thousands of years after the Goddess emerges in history?
(a) Abraham
(b) Joseph
(c) Solomon
(d) Jesus

4. The sexual union between the Goddess and the lover who is young enough to be her son is called _____________.
(a) Sacred Marriage
(b) Union
(c) Special Coupling
(d) Telmus

5. Even as the males gain control over government in Minoan culture, the Goddess remains supreme and the male is a _____________.
(a) Distraction
(b) Servant
(c) Consort
(d) Satellite

Short Answer Questions

1. Cretan women are _____________ free and enjoy high standing in their society, according to Stone.

2. Anath buries _____ and avenges him gruesomely, and then allows him to re-enter the world of the living.

3. The Hebrew scriptures disguise ____________ as the male Ashtoreth and seek to discredit her, according to Stone.

4. Egypt practices ___________ when they need to determine property and descent in the society.

5. Because Egyptian myths are cumulative, both Horus and Osiris can fight Set, but only ___________ dies.

(see the answer key)

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