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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 does Leeming say the world originates in the Christian creation myth?
(a) Language.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Itself.
(d) God.

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

3. Who does Leeming say is the archetypal helper god in the Greco-Roman Pantheon?
(a) Pan.
(b) Prometheus.
(c) Epimetheus.
(d) Athena.

4. Whose behavior does Leeming say explains the behavior of the Olympian gods in the Greek pantheon?
(a) The Egyptians'.
(b) The Greek ruling class'.
(c) The Persians'.
(d) The Etruscans'.

5. How does Leeming say earth religions still worship the Great Mother?
(a) In the form of nature.
(b) In the constellations.
(c) In the seasons.
(d) In modern agriculture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is eschatology?

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

3. What does Leeming say myths describe with regard to individuals relating to the Supreme Being?

4. During whose reign was the first creation myth recorded, according to Leeming?

5. How does Bumba create the earth in Boshongo creation myth?

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