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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the Sumerian Queen of Heaven, according to historical scholars and to evidence from the time period?
2. Neolithic art at Catal Huyuk, Hacilar, and Elam shows the _______ as subsidiary, according to Stone.
3. One theory is that the woman's ability to produce ___________ so awes men that they worship women.
4. ___________ figures are everywhere: in fire sacrifices, astral bodies, lightning, skin color, and some of the gods - Brahma, Mithra, and Dyaus Pitar.
5. Women lose ground in Mesopotamia as the _________ goddesses are relegated to the role of consorts to particular gods.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the female deity of the time represented as when seem in pictures and in other works of art?
2. What is similar in the Paleolithic and Neolithic figurines of the Goddess?
3. What does V. Klein have to say about the effect of female power on the society of the ancient times?
4. Describe the battle ax cultures in terms of what their presence was like during their arrival and contact with Goddess-worshiping Middle Easterners.
5. What are some of the freedoms women in classical Greece still get access to?
6. Who do women appear as in civil litigation during the times of the Egyptians, according to papyri?
7. What are some of the qualities attributed to the Goddess Isis, as found by Diodorus?
8. Describe the vanguard of the battle ax cultures, as Merlin Stone and others describe them.
9. Why does brother-sister marriage develop in Egyptian times, according to scholar Dr. Margaret Murray?
10. During the 18th dynasty in Egypt, women's roles are severely changed - what did they change to and from?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
It seems that various peoples are trying to create a Master Race to take over all others.
Part 1: Why would a person want their race to be the most important of all?
Part 2: Do you think there can ever be one Master Race? Why or why not?
Part 3: How do you think a group of people tries to convince others their race is the 'best'?
Essay Topic 2
The idea of marriage is a slippery one throughout the history of man, with the definitions changing with the times.
Part 1: Why do you think the idea of marriages changes so often in the course of the history of man?
Part 2: Why do you think men and women are able to have multiple partners at different times in history?
Part 3: Do you think the modern definition of marriage is realistic? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
The story of Adam and Eve is one which has been debated and interpreted in numerous ways.
Part 1: What do you think of the story of Adam and Eve? Do you think it's a true story? Why or why not?
Part 2: What does the story of Adam and Eve seem to say about women? Support your answer.
Part 3: If the story of Adam and Eve had been reversed (with Adam eating the apple), what implications might that have had on religion today?
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