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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Neolithic periods, female monarchs rule ____________, according to the findings of scholars.
(a) Harshly
(b) Theoretically
(c) Lightly
(d) Divinely

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

3. ____________, Adam's first wife, refuses to be sexually submissive and later becomes a demon in stories.
(a) Ruth
(b) Mary
(c) Eve
(d) Lilith

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. King ____________ is threatened with the loss of his kingdom for forsaking Yahweh and worshiping Ashtoreth.

2. After the division of the Hebrew states, Baal, the storm god, assimilates with the Goddess _____________.

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

4. Sacred women are found in Sumerian texts. They esteem the Queen of ____ and she in turn protects them.

5. Married or betrothed women who are ____________ are killed for being __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Levites the first group to demand of women in the community during the time of Moses?

2. What were the abominations of the Canaanites that made them less than acceptable to the Hebrews?

3. What are some of the activities that take place at the temples of the era in which women ruled?

4. What are some of the things the Levites do in order to discredit Ashtoreth?

5. After the division of the Hebrew states, what happens to the Storm God Baal?

6. How do the Aryans present the story of Noah and of the ark?

7. How are 'pagan' ways thought to have entered into King Solomon's kingdom?

8. Where do the Hebrews retain their history and preserve it for others to read in the future?

9. How do males attain power in the society where female monarchs rule divinely, appointed by female divinities?

10. Who is Abraham as he relates to the Hebrews and to the Indo-Europeans?

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