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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A forced to wade in rivers of serpent venom
B eaten by the wolf Fenrir.
C torn to pieces by Loki’s army.
D condemned to the bottom of the well in Midgard.
Question #2
A Yggdrasil will be cut down by the wolf Fenrir, thus destroying the rainbow bridge.
B a wolf will swallow the sun, and another wolf will seize the moon; then the stars will disappear
C Loki will escape from his prison in the cave.
Question #3
A when the flood comes, the ark will be lifted above the clouds and kept safe.
B if Noah keeps all the creatures inside the ark, the flood waters will recede in 40 days.
C the ark must be put into the water in order to be tested first.
D he will make a covenant with Noah, promising that all on the ark will be safe
Question #4
A giants who were deformed descendants of Cain.
B fallen angels who are given direct orders from Satan to corrupt mankind.
C angelic beings who fathered offspring by mating with human women
D divine beings who try to protect the humans.
Question #5
A can be traced through inscriptions on rocks and stelae as far back as 300-600 C.E.
B proves conclusively that the Mayans and Egyptians were once in contact.
C was completely destroyed by the Spanish.
D was stolen by the Aztecs, who then claimed they invented the writing system themselves.
Question #6
A they are physically undeveloped and have no memory of their creators
B they lack blood and brains and cannot move at all.
C Heart of Sky becomes alarmed when the manikins grow uglier and taller.
D they try to steal creative power from Heart of Sky.
Question #7
A the sea and sky existed and were filled with living creatures, but there were no humans.
B only the sky and sea existed; the primordial gods were in the dark, pooled waters.
C nothing existed; then the Plumed Serpent created the primordial sea.
D the quetzal feathers hid the sunlight and kept the world in darkness.
Question #8
A which was originally based on the lunar cycles but was later changed to a solar calendar by the Aztecs.
B and was based on mathematical equations taken from the ancestors of the Inca.
C which was both linear and cyclical and consisted of three different “counts.”
D which accurately predicted the date of the Spanish invasion of the Yucatan.
Question #9
A becomes impatient, so he grabs some mica and just tosses it into the sky.
B is envious, so he steals First Man’s mica and keeps it for himself.
C wants to use his own mica to create a separate sky and his own personal constellations.
D is angry that no one asked him to create any designs.
Question #10
A in the masks made to represent the Holy People, who brought the ears of corn to the Navajo.
B in the sand paintings that show how the animals brought the sacred corn to the gods.
C when the wind blows across the cornfields, making the stalks of corn appear to come alive and walk.
D in the whorls and ridges of human fingerprints, which resemble tracks created by wind blowing across the desert sand.
Question #11
A their behavior disrupts the balance and harmony in the lives of the creatures already there.
B they refuse to listen to the First Man and First Woman.
C Coyote tricks them into stealing each world’s resources, and then they are punished for it.
D the North Wind warns the creatures in each world not to let the Air-Spirit People settle there.
Question #12
A from two trees found near the seashore.
B from two stones found at the bottom of the well in Midgard.
C from sprigs of moss taken from Nifelheim.
D from Ymir’s fingernails.
Question #13
A from Odin’s horse Sleipnir.
B from the floods caused by the melting of Nifelheim.
C from Loki, who had sworn to kill all mortals.
D from the angry giants.
Question #14
A Ymir, the frost ogre, created Ginnungagap by sacrificing his cow, Audhumla.
B Audhumla, The Nurturer, freed the first man from his frost prison.
C Odin used Ymir’s bones to create Ginnungagap.
D nothing existed – there was only Ginnungagap, the void.
Question #15
A the city of Babylon will become Marduk’s private palace.
B all of Tiamat’s remaining children will be sacrificed to him as a reward.
C Marduk will be recognized as king of all the gods, and they will worship him.
D that only Marduk will have eternal life, while the rest of the gods will age and die.
Question #16
A is turned into a monster by Marduk, who is then able to defeat her.
B used the power of her saltwater to drown Apsu and become the ruler of the gods.
C originally represented the primeval goddess who, along with Apsu, created the first generation of gods.
D created the universe and all the creatures by using her magic and mixing Apsu’s water with hers.
Question #17
A condemns the couple to starvation and exile in the desert, and tells Eve she will be childless.
B sends Adam and Eve to solitary lives apart from one another, and tells them they will die alone.
C tells Adam he must henceforth work to grow his own food until he dies and returns to dust.
Question #18
A Satan is not mentioned as being the serpent in disguise.
B Satan is the one who tempts Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, and is then changed into a serpent by God.
C Satan changes one of his fallen angels into a serpent to tempt Adam and Eve.
D Satan becomes a serpent in order to tempt Eve.
Question #19
A In Genesis, God creates the heavens, earth, creatures and forces of nature; in the Enuma Elish, the primary gods already exist and are connected to the forces of nature.
B In Genesis, there is only a void – then God appears; in the Enuma Elish, the universe and all of the gods are present and have finished their creative work.
C In Genesis, it is God who creates everything from the void in order to have company; in the Enuma Elish, it is the hero Marduk who uses magic to create the younger gods in order to use them as his army.
Question #20
A is to teach and transmit religious doctrines and rituals.
B whose purpose is not limited to entertainment.
C is to illustrate how primitive cultures used fantasy to understand their world.
D whose significance vanished once civilizations progressed and the sciences were developed.