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HM44, MYTHOLOGY, EXAM I(B), F=03, Emmachild
NAME________________________________________________
DIRECTIONS: Answer 30 of the following True/False questions. If you over-answer, I will stop grading at the
30th answer. In each case you must give a one- or two-sentence explanation. ANSWERS WITH NO
EXPLANATION WILL NOT BE GRADED. In addition, your explanation must give information; that is,
you may not simply reverse a Afalse@ answer, or repeat the question for a Atrue@ answer. Explanations such
as these will receive no credit. Answer only one essay. Your essay must be clear, using technical terminology
and examples from the myths.
POINT VALUE: Essay = 10 points; T/F = 3 points each.
TRUE/FALSE
1. According to class discussion, false myths have no divine authority; true myths do.
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2. We read three monotheistic creation stories.
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3. The Egyptian drawing was used in class to illustrate a Patriarchal myth.
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4. Pythagoras believed that Dualistic myths are more common than Monistic myths.
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5. Salvation myths are usually written before Creation myths.
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6. The AYang and Yin@ intends to support a monistic view.
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7. Robert Graves believes that Lilith was Adam’s first wife.
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8. Yahweh could be considered Anthropomorphic.
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9. Cosmogonies tell the birth of the gods.
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HM44, EXAM I(B), F=03, Emmachild, p.2
10. There are two sins in the Judeo/Christian story.
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11. The Judeo/Christian Creator has more than one name.
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12. The Judeo/Christian Chaos is the only true Void we studied.
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13. The First Eve escaped to the Red Sea.
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14. The Judeo/Christian punishment occurs on the Sixth Day of Creation.
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15. The Babylonian Creation story was discovered in what is now Iraq.
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16. Tiamat and Apsu are the only husband-wife creators we studied.
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17. Kingu is Marduk’s real father.
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18. There is no Utopia in the Mesopotamian myth.
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19. Humans can be interpreted as evil in the Mesopotamian myth.
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20. Both the Babylonians and Greeks believe in Fate as the supreme Orderer.
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21. The Greek creation story claims that the sin was committed by a God.
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HM44, EXAM I(B), p.3, Emmachild, F’03
22. Gaea is described in the story has having a halo on her head.
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23. Ouranos is anthropomorphic.
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24. Kronos defeated his father.
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25. The Golden and Silver Races end up as Guardian Angels after death.
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26. Pandora refused to lie beneath her husband.
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27. Spider Woman and Gaea both create by themselves.
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28. Spider Woman, like all women, possessed too much curiosity.
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29. The Sin in the Pueblo Indian myth is committed more than once.
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30. The Chipmunk could be a hierophany in the Spider Woman story.
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31. Spider Woman tries to keep wisdom from the humans she creates.
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32. The Hindu concept of dharma means “illusion,” or “deceit.”
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HM44, EXAM I(B), F’03, Emmachild, p.4
33. The Krita Yuga is the current age, according to the story.
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34. Because it is cyclical, there is no Sin in the Hindu story.
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35. The Caste System is dead in India, as it was outlawed in 1950.
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36. The Hindu trinity is Brahma, Vishnu, Purusha.
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37. Both the Hindu and Norse myths begin with a Cosmic Egg.
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38. Odin, Vili and Ve would be considered Lesser Orderers.
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39. Ymir is punished for committing the First Sin.
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40. Gangleri is also known as “High One.”
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41. Ginnungagap is the World of Cold and Fog.
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42. Audhumla gives birth from her Left Armpit.
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43. Loki and Hel both survive Ragnarok.
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HM44, EXAM I(B), F’03, Emmachild, p.5
44. Obatala is eventually defeated by Olokun.
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45. Ife is the name of the African Chaos.
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46. Orunmila gives gifts to humans.
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47. Only one story we read tells where rainbows come from.
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48. Only one story we read has a female Orderer, alone.
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49. Only one story we read believes a God committed the sin.
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50. Only one story we read claims women are created before men.
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ESSAYS (Answer only one of the following essays; answer on the back of the exam pages.)
1. Compare the Four Ages in the Hindu, Greek (ignore the age of Heroes), and Pueblo stories. Find one
similarity and one difference in them. Explain carefully.
2. Which of the sin and fall stories we read to you believe to be the most and which the least relevant to your own
society? Explain carefully.