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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which area has the sex roles for society reversed and where a warrior-Goddess is worshiped?
(a) Libya
(b) Israel
(c) Egypt
(d) Ethiopia

2. Only by women and men sharing ideas respectfully and honor all life can humanity become a truly __________ species.
(a) Harmonious
(b) Balanced
(c) Civilized
(d) Effective

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

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

5. The Indo-Europeans resent the Cretan legend of the death of Zeus, insisting he is _________.
(a) In another land
(b) Between the worlds
(c) Killed in another way
(d) Immortal

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mountain which is also given the moniker of the mountain of God in the Bible and in other stories?

2. __________, "Lord of the mountains," kills Danu and her son Vrtra, causing cosmic waters to flow, which gives birth to the sun.

3. ______________ reflects a political ideology in which a single person rules, while _______________ images the communal attitude.

4. Adam and Eve, in the Creation story, cover their private parts with _____ leaves, according to the Bible.

5. Which Goddess is said to have created everything, including setting the Sun God Ra into the sky?

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