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

2. On the Nile, the king is killed when his health or his __________ fails, according to Stone.

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

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

5. What is the mountain which is also given the moniker of the mountain of God in the Bible and in other stories?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Goddess Anath do as a sign that the Goddess religions are beginning to assimilate Northern ideas?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How do males attain power in the society where female monarchs rule divinely, appointed by female divinities?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The role of religion in society has many more facets than are seen at first, according to this book and according to society today.

Part 1: In what ways does religion impact society in the accounts of the past?

Part 2: in what ways does religion impact society today?

Part 3: Should religion impact society? If not, why not? If so, how?

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

The idea of the promised land as a sort of reward for practitioners of religion helps to secure control of the people.

Part 1: Why do you think the followers of the religion believed in the promised land?

Part 2: What do you think the followers believed would be in the promised land?

Part 3: Do you believe there is such a thing as a promised land? Why or why not?

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