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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. What does Leeming say Christ's cross and Odin and Attis' sacred trees represent?
(a) Dual nature of death.
(b) The apotheosis of the hero.
(c) The physical nature of the world.
(d) The bridge between death and eternity.

2. What does Leeming say the loss of genitals represents in myth?
(a) Gaining second sight.
(b) Loss of a culture's integrity.
(c) Planting a seed in the womb of the Great Mother.
(d) Domination by ideas.

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

4. What psychological experience does Leeming say is central to cosmogonies?
(a) The rise of nationalism from tribalism.
(b) The rise of technology.
(c) The rise of industry from crafts.
(d) The rise of consciousness from unconsciousness.

5. How does Leeming say the Greeks thought of Delphi?
(a) As a business center.
(b) As the center of Greek power.
(c) As the center of the world.
(d) As a tourist destination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leeming say heroes like Karna and Buddha have because of their miraculous births?

2. What does Leeming say that Galahad found in the Chapel Perilous?

3. How does Leeming define gods?

4. What does Leeming say is consistent from one set of myths to another?

5. How does Leeming say the Supreme Being is frequently characterized?

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