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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. The people of the lands worship both Yahweh and Astarte/Baal for __________ in their lives.

2. In Canaan, women have sex with males in the community who come to honor ____________, according to Stone.

3. What might happen if a man were to sleep with another woman after having slept with a Goddess?

4. The Indo-Europeans resent the Cretan legend of the death of Zeus, insisting he is _________.

5. _________ tells Ezekiel to mark the foreheads of men in Jerusalem who commit abominations so they can be destroyed.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to the consort of the priestess at the end of his time with her in their sacred relationship?

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

6. What are the names of the three men who all link the Hebrews with Egypt's Indo-European royalty?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

As the role of the patriarchal society grows, it seems that society shifts and changes as well.

Part 1: Why do you think the patriarchal society came into being?

Part 2: Why do you think people were willing to shift to the patriarchal society?

Part 3: Why didn't the matriarchal and the patriarchal society come to a compromise instead of a one or the other mentality?

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