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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another name for the Northern Tribes as they are described in this chapter?
(a) Gods of the darkness
(b) Old boys' clubs
(c) Warrior kings
(d) Battle ax cultures

2. ____________ continues to be revered as the bestower of rights to shepherds and kings, suggesting matrilineal rights still apply to royalty.
(a) Iris
(b) Inanna
(c) Isis
(d) Astarte

3. The female must suffer in pain in ____________ because of the fall of Adam and Eve, according to Stone.
(a) Government
(b) Life
(c) Childbirth
(d) Menstruation

4. Hat-Hor is symbolized by a ________ with a cobra on her forehead, as the nature of Ua Zit is retained in the culture.
(a) Snake
(b) Cow
(c) Horse
(d) Pig

5. The ________ tribes leave no record of when or why they adopt a male deity, according to Stone.
(a) Northern
(b) Eastern
(c) Southern
(d) Western

Short Answer Questions

1. The _______________ tablets from the same region of the world as the Genesis story tell a different creation story with the woman as the positive part of the story.

2. Robertson Smith claims that in Arabia, all traits of the dominant Goddess are transferred to the _____________ before she is subordinated.

3. Hittite armies often clash with ___________ in their attempts to try to control Canaan, according to Stone.

4. The Code of _____________ shows that women retain some of their rights as the times begin to change.

5. In northern Canaan, Adath, the "Important Lady of the _____________" rules in Ugarit in the 14th century BCE.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Middle East societies look at the Goddess in their ancient times?

2. How does male dominance begin to creep into once female-ruled societies?

3. Why does brother-sister marriage develop in Egyptian times, according to scholar Dr. Margaret Murray?

4. Who is the Goddess Hatti who is found in Hittite literature as being one of the most important figures?

5. How does Merlin Stone say that society portrays the modern women and her inherent qualities?

6. Describe the battle ax cultures in terms of what their presence was like during their arrival and contact with Goddess-worshiping Middle Easterners.

7. What do surviving documents seem to suggest about the writings of priestly scribes during the time of the battle ax warriors?

8. Who is the Goddess Ninhursag, otherwise known as Ninmah?

9. What does V. Klein have to say about the effect of female power on the society of the ancient times?

10. What do love poems of Egyptian times have to say about the Egyptian woman's role in the courtship with a man?

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