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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the sun god of Heliopolis?
(a) Re or Atun.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Osiris.

2. When was the Book of the Dead made?
(a) 1550 BCE.
(b) 1400 CE.
(c) 1200 CE.
(d) 2134 BCE.

3. For what does Leeming say the struggle among gods in the Egyptian pantheon is a metaphor?
(a) The human struggle against evil.
(b) The invasion of Ethiopians in 2,200 BCE.
(c) The expansion of trade in the Mediterranean.
(d) Historical political and religious conflicts in 4,000 BCE.

4. How does Leeming describe the Boshongo culture?
(a) As patrilineal.
(b) As matriarchal.
(c) As warlike.
(d) As communal.

5. How does Leeming describe the Greek people's pantheon?
(a) As a system of checks and balances.
(b) As a nationalization of local gods.
(c) As a set of gods cobbled together into a narrative.
(d) As a divine family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say ancient cultures realized through cosmogonies?

2. Where does Leeming say the world originates in the Christian creation myth?

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

4. Why does Leeming say cultures give human form to Supreme Beings?

5. What is a teleological reason for myth?

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