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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what language does the term "Cosmogony" derive?
(a) Gaelic.
(b) Egyptian.
(c) Greek.
(d) Urdu.

2. The first recorded creation myth was part myth and part what else?
(a) Funeral dirge.
(b) Wedding ode.
(c) Rite of passage.
(d) Celebration of the high Marduk.

3. What do the various versions of the Egyptian creation myth Leeming cites revolve around?
(a) The different explanations for consciousness.
(b) The competing theories for creation.
(c) The different names for the god.
(d) The different justifications for divine kings' rule.

4. What does Leeming say the Great Mother represents?
(a) Craft and teaching.
(b) Self-fulfillment.
(c) Creation and nourishment.
(d) Death and resurrection.

5. Who does Leeming say is the archetypal helper god in the Meso-American pantheon?
(a) Tezcatlipoca.
(b) Tlahuizcalpantechtli.
(c) Ehecatl.
(d) Quetzalcoatl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Leeming say parallels the serpent in the Christian garden in the Norse pantheon?

2. How does Leeming describe Hopi culture?

3. What forms does Leeming say the heroes' guides will take?

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

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

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