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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chapters 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the oldest divine being in the Greek pantheon?
(a) Uranus.
(b) Chronos.
(c) Gaia.
(d) Zeus.

2. Who tempts Gilgamesh in the myth?
(a) Ishtar.
(b) Urlugal.
(c) Aga.
(d) Ninsun.

3. What is the creation myth called in Mesopotamia?
(a) Enuma Elish.
(b) The Gaia hypothesis.
(c) Re or Atun.
(d) Gilgamesh.

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

5. What does Leeming say the flood was for in Mayan culture?
(a) Destroying an experimental form of humankind.
(b) As a way to help cultivate the earth.
(c) As an attempt to avert a war against the gods.
(d) As a punishment for sins against the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leeming describe the Greek people's pantheon?

2. What does Leeming say had to happen before the Olympian gods could reign in the Greek pantheon?

3. What does Leeming say the myth of Gilgamesh represents?

4. When were creation myths repeated in the culture that created the oldest myth Leeming cites?

5. What qualities does Leeming say Hercules shares with many heroes?

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