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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. Hittite armies often clash with ___________ in their attempts to try to control Canaan, according to Stone.

2. It appears that the critical element is matrilineal descent of name and ___________ rather than women in power.

3. Who charges Inanna with stealing the gifts of civilization from him, according to Stone?

4. The Bhagavad-Gita shows ______ bringing culture and light to aborigines who are called demons if they refuse and monkeys or bears if they accept.

5. What Goddess is said to be the Goddess of the Northern part of Egypt before 3000 BCE?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Middle East societies look at the Goddess in their ancient times?

2. Where does the word, "Hurrian," come from? What is its meaning and its roots?

3. During the 18th dynasty in Egypt, women's roles are severely changed - what did they change to and from?

4. What are some of the rights women are given in the Code of Hammurabi?

5. Describe the vanguard of the battle ax cultures, as Merlin Stone and others describe them.

6. Since little has survived about the Goddess in Sumerian times, how can one believe the Goddess was important?

7. What does V. Klein have to say about the effect of female power on the society of the ancient times?

8. What is the effect the Adam and Eve story has had on the female child, according to the author?

9. Who is the Goddess Ninhursag, otherwise known as Ninmah?

10. Why does brother-sister marriage develop in Egyptian times, according to scholar Dr. Margaret Murray?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The rules imposed on women by other groups, the Levites, for example, cause the roles of women to be shifted to powerlessness.

Part 1: Why do you think women were not seen as the equals of men?

Part 2: Why do you think the rules were so strict for women in those times of society?

Part 3: How do you think women felt about the rules being placed on them?

Essay Topic 2

The symbolism of birth and of giving life is one that is attributed to women and the Goddess figures.

Part 1: Why is the birth symbolism so important to earlier cultures?

Part 2: Why is the idea of a Great Mother so important to people throughout history?

Part 3: If the giving of life is so important, why aren't women given more power as the years go by, as opposed to less?

Essay Topic 3

While the idea of God being a woman is a compelling one, it seems there may not be enough evidence to back this claim up.

Part 1: Why do you think God being a woman is a plausible idea? What evidence is available?

Part 2: Why do you think God being a woman is not a reasonable argument?

Part 3: Do you think clear evidence is necessary in order for the author of the book to convince the reader? Why or why not?

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