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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Indo-European deities are male and are mainly what kind of gods, blazing high in the mountains in fire or lightning?
(a) Thunder
(b) Tree
(c) Storm
(d) Stone

2. The Hebrews retain little knowledge of the battle between ______________ and the serpent Leviathan, though it is preserved in the Psalms.
(a) Abraham
(b) Paul
(c) Yahweh
(d) Jesus

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

4. Which area has communal marriage, according to the writings of Diodorus?
(a) Israel
(b) Libya
(c) Ethiopia
(d) Iraq

5. As advances in ____________ and domestication of animals clarify the male's role in reproduction, the mythological spouse gains importance.
(a) Breeding
(b) Government
(c) Religion
(d) Farming

Short Answer Questions

1. During her six year reign, Queen Athalia reestablishes __________ which angers the Hebrew priest

2. The Upper Paleolithic existence of the Goddess is speculative since it precedes ______________.

3. In northern Canaan, Adath, the "Important Lady of the _____________" rules in Ugarit in the 14th century BCE.

4. What is the name of the idols which are found on hilltops, under green trees, and beside Canaanite altars?

5. Royal families were found to show that the Egyptian culture was ____________, according to Stone.

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