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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leeming say about cosmogonies?
(a) That they are typically female.
(b) That they are typically allegorical.
(c) That they are typically linear narratives.
(d) That they are typically moral.

2. What other divine figure does Leeming say the main Norse god resembles?
(a) Buddha.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Christ.
(d) Krishna.

3. What was the young girl in the Water Jar Boy myth doing when she got pregnant?
(a) Washing clothing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Picking flowers in a field.
(d) Mixing clay.

4. Who is Frigg, in the Norse pantheon?
(a) The earth mother.
(b) Odin's wife.
(c) The goddess of the hunt.
(d) The goddess of cultivation.

5. What does Leeming say Horus represents, in the Egyptian pantheon?
(a) The rebirth of the earth after winter.
(b) The playful nature of fate.
(c) The rage of war.
(d) The spiritual force governing the Pharaoh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the oldest divine being in the Greek pantheon?

2. When does Leeming say the older Genesis text was likely composed?

3. How does Leeming say the hero's quest typically begins?

4. How did King Arthur assume the throne?

5. What does Leeming say is important about dying gods?

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