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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______________ is said to have been Queen Omphale's servile lover, according to Stone.
(a) Artemis
(b) Zeus
(c) Mercury
(d) Hercules

2. Who is the wild man of the woods in the story of Gilgamesh who appears and is extravagantly treated?
(a) Ishtar
(b) Gilgamesh
(c) Attilla
(d) Enkidu

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

4. Hat-Hor is symbolized by a ________ with a cobra on her forehead, as the nature of Ua Zit is retained in the culture.
(a) Horse
(b) Pig
(c) Snake
(d) Cow

5. What Goddess is said to be the Goddess of the Northern part of Egypt before 3000 BCE?
(a) Cobra Goddess
(b) Gold Goddess
(c) Water Goddess
(d) Vulture Goddess

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real name of the Hittite language, adding to the irony of WWII and the rise of Hitler?

2. ____________ continues to be revered as the bestower of rights to shepherds and kings, suggesting matrilineal rights still apply to royalty.

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

4. Who is the first prophet of Yahweh, who arrives thousands of years after the Goddess emerges in history?

5. Who were thought to have been dispossessed of Palestine by the Hebrews because of their abominations?

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