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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some scholars suggest that the influence of the Goddess only seems minor because the Goddess has ___________.
(a) Many names
(b) No control over men
(c) Little power
(d) No bearing on everyday life

2. In an Iranian tale, __________ is warned that people have sinned, so he should build a vara, or fortress to protect civlization.
(a) Akhmed
(b) Yarus
(c) Yima
(d) Rulith

3. Stories about the Goddesses were hardly the innocent childlike ____________ that many stories of them have become.
(a) Monsters
(b) Dreams
(c) Figures
(d) Fables

4. Egypt practices ___________ when they need to determine property and descent in the society.
(a) Sibling-kinship
(b) God structure
(c) Mother-kinship
(d) Goddess will

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Golden Ass' which was written in the second century CE?

2. Who is NOT one of the historical figures who link the Hebrews with Egypt's Indo-European royalty?

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

4. ___________ sacrifices are important to the Levite rites as to the Brahmins, according to Stone.

5. The _____________ are a priestly caste that hoards sacred hieroglyphs for their own sacred purposes, according to Stone.

(see the answer key)

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