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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the worship of the Egyptian _________ comes to Rome, sacred women follow the ancient customs there.
(a) Inanna
(b) Cleopatra
(c) Astarte
(d) Isis

3. Later in the Bible, _______ becomes a term of rebuke, suggesting Abraham or Abraham's wife was Indo-European.
(a) Hittite
(b) Jewish
(c) Christian
(d) Egyptian

4. Moses and his brother ______________ are both born to Levite parents and Moses is told to separate from the tribe.
(a) Joseph
(b) Cain
(c) Aaron
(d) Abraham

5. The Bible shows Moses being adopted by __________________ and given a name that is a frequent part of royal names.
(a) A shepherd
(b) A common couple
(c) A Pharaoh's daughter
(d) A priest

6. The _________ regard themselves as racially superior to the conquered peoples which helps to explain other texts.
(a) Hebrews
(b) Egyptians
(c) Aryans
(d) Hittites

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

8. King Jeroboam earlier in history made golden ________, symbols of the Goddess religion.
(a) Eggs
(b) Spirals
(c) Trees
(d) Calves

9. Who were thought to have been dispossessed of Palestine by the Hebrews because of their abominations?
(a) Jews
(b) Canaanites
(c) Hittites
(d) Christans

10. What is the name of the Goddess in Anatolia after 1000 BCE, according to Stone?
(a) Cybele
(b) Anubis
(c) Inanna
(d) Anaksanamun

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

12. 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

13. The sexual union between the Goddess and the lover who is young enough to be her son is called _____________.
(a) Telmus
(b) Special Coupling
(c) Union
(d) Sacred Marriage

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

15. In Canaan, women have sex with males in the community who come to honor ____________, according to Stone.
(a) The temple
(b) The powers of nature
(c) The Universe
(d) The Goddess

Short Answer Questions

1. The ___________, an incarnation of the Goddess, takes not a permanent husband, but rather annual lovers or consorts.

2. On the Nile, the king is killed when his health or his __________ fails, according to Stone.

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

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

5. ___________ are the core of communities, whence not only religious business, but also all urban and rural activities are directed.

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