The World of Myth Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

David Adams Leeming
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The World of Myth Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

David Adams Leeming
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. When was the Book of the Dead made?
(a) 2134 BCE.
(b) 1550 BCE.
(c) 1200 CE.
(d) 1400 CE.

2. How does Leeming define cosmology?
(a) The study of the history of the heavens.
(b) The study of the structure of the universe.
(c) The scientific study of the universal order.
(d) The study of beauty aids.

3. What evidence does Leeming cite that suggests the presence of whites in Africa?
(a) Bumba subjugates other tribes.
(b) Bumba speaks a foreign language.
(c) Bumba has new ways of doing things.
(d) Bumba is white.

4. When was the New Testament book of Revelation likely composed?
(a) 95 CE.
(b) 110 CE.
(c) 33 BCE.
(d) 51 CE.

5. During whose reign was the first creation myth recorded, according to Leeming?
(a) Herod.
(b) Hatshepsut.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Nebuchadnezzar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creation myth does Leeming say modern people favor?

2. How does Leeming describe the mythic concern with creation?

3. How does Leeming describe Hopi culture?

4. To what does Leeming say the oldest myth refers?

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

(see the answer key)

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