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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 creation myth does Leeming say modern people favor?
(a) Creation ex nihilo.
(b) Intelligent design.
(c) Evolution.
(d) The Big Bang.

2. What does Leeming say urged the Buddha into action?
(a) The lotus flower.
(b) The four signs.
(c) A war.
(d) His parents.

3. What does Leeming say the Supreme Being represents?
(a) The beginning and end of time.
(b) The embodiment of kingship.
(c) The possibility of redemption.
(d) The laws of creation.

4. What does Leeming say is consistent from one set of myths to another?
(a) Universal human concerns.
(b) Transcendent truths.
(c) Heroes and heroines.
(d) Monsters and angels.

5. How does Leeming say the Chinese describe the flood?
(a) As a way to purge a preliminary form of humanity.
(b) As a way to help cultivate the earth.
(c) As a punishment for sins against the gods.
(d) As an attempt to avert a war against the gods.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Leeming say the stories of heroes who return or are reborn signify?

3. When was the New Testament book of Revelation likely composed?

4. How does Leeming say the Zeus and Hera represented humanity in Greek culture?

5. What does Leeming say suggests a desire to escape from earthly existence?

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