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