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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ___________, an incarnation of the Goddess, takes not a permanent husband, but rather annual lovers or consorts.
(a) Mother
(b) Priestess
(c) Crone
(d) Virgin

2. Who is considered to be the prophet of the tribes and the first prophet of Yahweh?
(a) Abraham
(b) David
(c) Joseph
(d) Moses

3. Jeh is sexually defiled by the ___________ so she can defile all women who in turn defile all men, according to Stone.
(a) Indras
(b) Goddess
(c) Storm God
(d) Devil

4. King ____________ is threatened with the loss of his kingdom for forsaking Yahweh and worshiping Ashtoreth.
(a) Solomon
(b) David
(c) Jeroboam
(d) Matthew

5. Zeus is worshiped on Crete as the son of his mother __________ and in one legend sexually attacks her.
(a) Astartus
(b) Iris
(c) Osiris
(d) Rhea

6. Who is Abraham's wife who ends up dying at some point of their marriage and who Abraham buries?
(a) Mary
(b) Ruth
(c) Sarah
(d) Lilith

7. Who is NOT one of the historical figures who link the Hebrews with Egypt's Indo-European royalty?
(a) Moses
(b) Abraham
(c) Joseph
(d) David

8. ______________ reflects a political ideology in which a single person rules, while _______________ images the communal attitude.
(a) Monotheism; Polytheism
(b) Matriarchy; Patriarchy
(c) Monotheism; Patriarchy
(d) Polytheism; Monotheism

9. Isis and ___________ are still widely worshiped in the Greco-Roman world at the time of the Apostle Paul.
(a) Artemis
(b) Athena
(c) Iris
(d) Menus

10. Calling the practices of the Goddess ___________ invites future scholars to call today's moralistic religion sterility cults.
(a) Fertility cults
(b) Moral-less covens
(c) Breathtaking
(d) Meaningless

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

12. 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

13. Stone believes women were the first to connect ___________ and reproduction and to integrate the reality into religion.
(a) Blood
(b) Unity
(c) Sex
(d) Love

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

15. In the first century BCE, children born to ____________ are legitimate and respectable and unmarried women are worshiped.
(a) Goddesses
(b) Married couples
(c) Fertility cults
(d) Temple women

Short Answer Questions

1. The Psalms show Yahweh heaping __________ on the wicked, consuming them with fire, according to Stone.

2. The sexual union between the Goddess and the lover who is young enough to be her son is called _____________.

3. The _______ were first known as the sacred women of the temples, though the name changes to being more negative in connotation.

4. The Mesopotamian lamentation festival is connected with the __________ after the jubilation ceremonies of the sacred marriage.

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

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