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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many tribes are created when the Levites are preparing to invade Canaan, according to Stone?
(a) 10
(b) 9
(c) 2
(d) 12

2. Robertson Smith claims the Semitic religion results from the juxtaposition of ___________ worship and a female kinship system.
(a) Crop
(b) Light
(c) Ancestor
(d) Nature

3. Later in the Bible, _______ becomes a term of rebuke, suggesting Abraham or Abraham's wife was Indo-European.
(a) Egyptian
(b) Hittite
(c) Jewish
(d) Christian

4. Who were the darker skinned Goddess worshiping people who were seen to be culturally superior?
(a) Sumerians
(b) Hebrews
(c) Indo-Aryan barbarians
(d) Dravidians

5. The ____________ scroll describes the Levites' banners, dress, duties, and position in detail, according to Stone.
(a) Korun
(b) Joran
(c) Qumran
(d) Talmud

Short Answer Questions

1. ___________ figures are everywhere: in fire sacrifices, astral bodies, lightning, skin color, and some of the gods - Brahma, Mithra, and Dyaus Pitar.

2. Female deities are extolled for their roles as healers, with female priestesses serving as _____________.

3. The _____________ invasions weaken the matrilineal tradition and the Dorians make patrilineal succession normative.

4. At some point, the Goddess acquires a male who becomes her lover or consort, but she retains _____________.

5. Instead of the king being put to death, he is stripped and humiliated in public during the _____________.

(see the answer key)

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