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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Leeming describe cosmogonies?
(a) As ritual.
(b) As nostalgic.
(c) As prophetic.
(d) As sacramental.

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

3. What does Leeming say was the central organizing principle of the Christian Creation myth?
(a) Reason.
(b) Free will.
(c) Logos.
(d) Morality.

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

5. What reconciliation does Leeming say the Greeks' creation myths described?
(a) The reconciliation between warring fathers and sons.
(b) The reconciliation between warring brothers.
(c) The reconciliation between ancient and modern ideas.
(d) The reconciliation between male and female principles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Leeming define cosmic myth?

3. What problem or question does Leeming say cultures were addressing in cosmogonies?

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

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

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