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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The people of the lands worship both Yahweh and Astarte/Baal for __________ in their lives.
(a) Poltical reasons
(b) Balance
(c) No reason
(d) Double insurance

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

4. By Babylonian times, kinds are still appointed by _________ but not put to death, according to Stone.
(a) Isthar
(b) Inanna
(c) Jeusut
(d) Abraham

5. Clement of Alexandria quotes Christ, saying he has come to destroy the works of the ___________.
(a) Devil
(b) Witch
(c) Female
(d) Darkness

6. Pagan ways may have entered through King Solomon's 700 woman ________, according to Stone.
(a) Temple
(b) Brothel
(c) Harem
(d) Family

7. In 3000 BCE, _________ men are sacrificed at the grave of Osiris as a part of ritual regicide, according to Stone.
(a) Red-haired
(b) Single
(c) Impotent
(d) Warrior

8. What is the real name of the Hittite language, adding to the irony of WWII and the rise of Hitler?
(a) Jude
(b) Aryiana
(c) Adolph
(d) Nasili

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

10. Who sees a vision of a mysterious figure at the temple fate who tells of 'filthy things' going on inside?
(a) Solomon
(b) Ezekiel
(c) Moses
(d) David

11. Instead of the king being put to death, he is stripped and humiliated in public during the _____________.
(a) All Souls Festival
(b) New Year Festival
(c) Celebration of the Harvest
(d) Mid Summer's Day Events

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

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

14. _________ tells Ezekiel to mark the foreheads of men in Jerusalem who commit abominations so they can be destroyed.
(a) Solomon
(b) Jeremiah
(c) Jereboam
(d) Yahweh

15. Sacred women are found in Sumerian texts. They esteem the Queen of ____ and she in turn protects them.
(a) Sky
(b) Earth
(c) Heaven
(d) Light

Short Answer Questions

1. The __________ at the time of Moses were the first to demand virginity until marriage for all women, according to Stone.

2. Because Egyptian myths are cumulative, both Horus and Osiris can fight Set, but only ___________ dies.

3. Moses and his brother ______________ are both born to Levite parents and Moses is told to separate from the tribe.

4. The annual death of the son/lover is connected to the ritual sacrifice of the ____________.

5. Stone believes women were the first to connect ___________ and reproduction and to integrate the reality into religion.

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