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

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

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

4. The ____________ scroll describes the Levites' banners, dress, duties, and position in detail, according to Stone.
(a) Joran
(b) Qumran
(c) Talmud
(d) Korun

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. in around 1930 BCE, ancient customers justify military conquests and marrying the high priestess legitimizes __________ in the eyes of the people.

4. Jeh is sexually defiled by the ___________ so she can defile all women who in turn defile all men, according to Stone.

5. Who is Abraham's wife who ends up dying at some point of their marriage and who Abraham buries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Aryans consider about themselves, which is something that extends to this day in some groups?

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

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

4. What does a Pahlavi text depict Jeh as? How is Jeh described in this certain text?

5. Why do the people in the birthplace of Christianity and Judaism worship two different deities? And which deities?

6. What does the term 'levirate marriage' refer to within the context of history?

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

8. What is the Mesopotamian lamentation festival connected with in ancient times?

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

10. Why is it thought that the Canaanites were dispossessed of Palestine by the Hebrews?

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