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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. How does Leeming say the Zeus and Hera represented humanity in Greek culture?
(a) In a realistic yet skeptical portrait.
(b) In a caricature of male and female spirits.
(c) In an essentializing portrait.
(d) In an idealized portrait of man and wife.

2. How does Leeming define the hero?
(a) The hero is any exceptional person.
(b) The hero is an inventor who brings new knowledge.
(c) The hero is the fixer who banishes monsters and overcomes obstacles.
(d) The hero is the person who performs feats beyond the ordinary world.

3. How does Leeming define gods?
(a) They are manifestations of the collective unconscious.
(b) They are immortal beings who personify the transcendence of the laws of nature.
(c) They are projections of human dreams into enduring characters.
(d) They are metaphors for human experiences.

4. Who does Leeming say parallels Lucifer in the Norse pantheon?
(a) Hel.
(b) Odin.
(c) Loki.
(d) Thor.

5. What does Leeming mean by the term 'monomyth'?
(a) The commonality of elements in all myths.
(b) The persistence of the collective unconscious across cultures.
(c) The tendency of most hero stories to follow one pattern.
(d) The single identity of all heroes.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Leeming credit the adaptation of the Greek pantheon the Roman religion?

2. What was Hiawatha's quest?

3. When were the Coffin Texts made?

4. What does Leeming say beckoned to King Arthur's knights?

5. Who does Leeming say is the archetypal helper god in the Greco-Roman Pantheon?

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