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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. What is the name of the Goddess in Anatolia after 1000 BCE, according to Stone?

2. Aryan priests despise _______ and present the story of Noah and the ark as relatives who survived the flood.

3. Who is the military hero in the tales of Gilgamesh, as the stories continue?

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

5. ______________ reflects a political ideology in which a single person rules, while _______________ images the communal attitude.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Gilgamesh spurn the proposal of marriage from Ishtar when she asks him to marry her?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The concept of God being a woman is one that certainly is a mystery to many people in society. The thought that God as anything but male is challenging to grasp.

Part 1: Why do you think the author is trying to support the idea of God being a woman?

Part 2: Why does God being a woman make sense in relation to the information presented in this manuscript?

Part 3: How do you think the idea of God being a woman might change society, if it is true?

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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