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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. What does Leeming say the Bethel stone represents?
(a) The ancestors.
(b) The center of the earth.
(c) The gates of heaven.
(d) The origin of life.

2. What does Leeming say dominates all myths?
(a) The concept of redemption.
(b) The concept of God and Goddess.
(c) The concept of justice in the universe.
(d) The concept of creation from nothing.

3. What time of year does the time when heroes are born correspond to?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

4. What does Leeming say European cathedrals are thought to represent?
(a) The light of inspiration.
(b) The thoughts of God.
(c) The rock on which the church exists.
(d) The body of Christ on a horizontal plane.

5. What opposition does Leeming say King Arthur faced in assuming his quest?
(a) His knights seduce his wife.
(b) Opponents believed he was not fit to reign.
(c) His knights were not worthy.
(d) His subjects rebel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say the Roman pantheon is rife with?

2. Why does Leeming say the hero sometimes refuses the quest?

3. Who tempts Gilgamesh in the myth?

4. How does Leeming say earth religions still worship the Great Mother?

5. What does Leeming say Isis is the goddess of?

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