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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. Where did the first creation story Leeming cites come from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Greece.
(c) India.
(d) Egypt.

2. What does Leeming say heroes like Karna and Buddha have because of their miraculous births?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Pure hearts.
(c) Adult qualities, even in their innocence.
(d) Multiple languages.

3. In Leeming's account, how did the Hopi create their creation myth?
(a) Through spreading their culture.
(b) Through art.
(c) Through initiating their children.
(d) Through song.

4. What does Leeming say the myth of Gilgamesh represents?
(a) The fulfillment of human nature in death.
(b) The quest for eternal youth.
(c) The perfection of human language in art.
(d) The quest for redemption.

5. What does Leeming say had to happen before the Olympian gods could reign in the Greek pantheon?
(a) The Olympian gods had to create humans.
(b) Humans had to offer their worship.
(c) Two dynasties of gods had to be overthrown.
(d) The flood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creation myth does Leeming say modern people favor?

2. What does Leeming say was the central organizing principle of the Christian Creation myth?

3. What do the various versions of the Egyptian creation myth Leeming cites revolve around?

4. What does Leeming say is consistent from one set of myths to another?

5. What does Leeming say beckoned to King Arthur's knights?

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