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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. Moses and his brother ______________ are both born to Levite parents and Moses is told to separate from the tribe.

2. Who is Abraham's wife who ends up dying at some point of their marriage and who Abraham buries?

3. In an Iranian tale, __________ is warned that people have sinned, so he should build a vara, or fortress to protect civlization.

4. Yahweh may be derived from the Sanskrit meaning ____________, according to some scholars.

5. Who sees a vision of a mysterious figure at the temple fate who tells of 'filthy things' going on inside?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Lilith in the Hebrew story of her and Adam in the creation myth?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What are some of the ways the word 'qudishtu' is defined during the times of Moses?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As groups conquered other lands, they forced their religion and their beliefs on those they conquered.

Part 1: Why was it important to spread one's religion and beliefs to other countries?

Part 2: Why were some people resistant to changing their beliefs?

Part 3: Why did some of these conquering people try to incorporate old beliefs in with the 'new' beliefs they brought to the lands?

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 Greek accounts of women who defended the temples are thought to have spurned the legends of the Amazon women.

Part 1: Why do you think the women were the ones who defended the temples?

Part 2: Why does the idea of a woman fighter lead to the idea of the Amazon woman figure?

Part 3: Do you think women are 'allowed' to be aggressive in today's society? Why or why not? Are they given a label when they are?

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