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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ tells Ezekiel to mark the foreheads of men in Jerusalem who commit abominations so they can be destroyed.

2. Zeus is worshiped on Crete as the son of his mother __________ and in one legend sexually attacks her.

3. By Babylonian times, kinds are still appointed by _________ but not put to death, according to Stone.

4. Stone believes women were the first to connect ___________ and reproduction and to integrate the reality into religion.

5. ____________ warns of famine, violence, and destruction for those who hold to the ways of the Goddess.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the people in the birthplace of Christianity and Judaism worship two different deities? And which deities?

2. What are the Levites the first group to demand of women in the community during the time of Moses?

3. How do males attain power in the society where female monarchs rule divinely, appointed by female divinities?

4. How are 'pagan' ways thought to have entered into King Solomon's kingdom?

5. What happens to Lilith in the Hebrew story of her and Adam in the creation myth?

6. What is the Mesopotamian lamentation festival connected with in ancient times?

7. What does a Pahlavi text depict Jeh as? How is Jeh described in this certain text?

8. Where do the Hebrews retain their history and preserve it for others to read in the future?

9. What happens to kinds in the time of the Babylonians as they are not killed at their end of their service?

10. What were the abominations of the Canaanites that made them less than acceptable to the Hebrews?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The relation between the snake and the woman/Goddess is clear from the text and from the art and historical research that is presented in the book.

Part 1: Why does the snake make sense as a symbol for the Goddess in the book?

Part 2: Why does the snake seem to be a less than appropriate symbol for the Goddess?

Part 3: What do you think the link between the snake and the Goddess is? Why is this important?

Essay Topic 2

In earlier times, the passing of a royal lineage was not necessarily through marriage - it was through blood lines, with women marrying brothers to continue the family.

Part 1: Why do you think marrying one's brother was not seen as odd in the earlier times?

Part 2: What were some of the benefits for marrying one's brother as opposed to marrying outside of the family?

Part 3: Why wasn't this practice continued as the royal families continued?

Essay Topic 3

While the idea of God being a woman is a compelling one, it seems there may not be enough evidence to back this claim up.

Part 1: Why do you think God being a woman is a plausible idea? What evidence is available?

Part 2: Why do you think God being a woman is not a reasonable argument?

Part 3: Do you think clear evidence is necessary in order for the author of the book to convince the reader? Why or why not?

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