What is polytheism?
a)the belief in one god.
b)ancestor worship.
c)the belief in no god.
d)the belief in more than one god.

which culture believed their leaders were the embodiment of a god?
a)native american.
b)egyptian.
c)japanese.
d)greek.

what does ethnogenesis refer to?
a)a common ancestry.
b)creation of the world.
c)divine lineage.
d)creation after the great flood.

christianity, buddism, and hinduism are all examples of what kind of myth?
a) pagan myths.
b)primitive myths.
c)sacred myths.
d)scientific myths.

what is valhalla made of?
a)the skulls of dragons.
b)the bones of conquered warriors.
c)spears and shields.
d)the wood from sunken viking ships

which of the following books tells the history of the world through a biblical view?
a)the nuremberg chronicle
b)shiji
c)histories
d)i-ching

which of the following cities was built around a myth?
a)troy
b)memphis
c)teotihuacan
d)babylon

the worship of a god who is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent is called?
a)polytheism
b)a sacred myth
c)monotheism
d)a pagan myth

what place is the origin of the volcano legend attributing eruptions to a deity's bad temper?
a)greece
b)hawaii
c)iceland
d)north america

which of the following myths explain the natural world?
a)scientific myths
b)primitive myths
c)cosmic myths
d)ethnogenesis