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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. How does Leeming say the Supreme Being is frequently characterized?
(a) As a snake.
(b) As the sun.
(c) As the earth.
(d) As a thunderbolt.

2. What does Leeming say suggests a desire to escape from earthly existence?
(a) The transition from struggle and creation to fall from grace.
(b) The development of technology.
(c) The transformation from instinctual to moral consciousness.
(d) The evolution of morals and laws.

3. What does Leeming say is consistent from one set of myths to another?
(a) Heroes and heroines.
(b) Monsters and angels.
(c) Universal human concerns.
(d) Transcendent truths.

4. How does Leeming describe Delphi?
(a) As a place of exile.
(b) As a meeting place.
(c) As a sacred precinct.
(d) As a city.

5. What does Leeming say the fall of a city represents in myth?
(a) Tragedy.
(b) Conquest.
(c) Politics.
(d) Progress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Leeming say the world originates in the Christian creation myth?

2. How does Leeming say the hero's quest typically begins?

3. How does Leeming describe Hopi culture?

4. What does Leeming say that mountain represents as a sacred place?

5. How does Leeming define cosmology?

(see the answer key)

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