Major Deities and Their Roles — The Divine Holarchy examination

Eleven questions. Nine of eleven passes, and you can take it again as often as you like.

What three roles does the module assign to major deities in the Divine Holarchy?

Judging, punishing and forgiving humanity, as conventional wisdom often suggests Creating, sustaining and transforming the universe Teaching, recording and remembering history Guarding, guiding and healing individual people
How does the module describe Brahman in the Vedantic tradition?

A goddess of truth who weighs the hearts of the dead A king of the gods who rules the sky and can be fallible A single personal creator who speaks light into being An impersonal ultimate reality of pure being and consciousness
In the module's account, what does creation encompass beyond assembling matter?

Only the first appearance of human beings on the earth Only the writing of sacred texts to be used in worship, regardless of how much experience you already have Only the physical placement of the stars and the planets Establishing cosmic law and infusing the world with life-force
Which deity is given as the example of a sustainer who restores dharma through avatars?

Vishnu Zeus Shiva Marduk, as conventional wisdom often suggests
What principle do sustaining deities embody, according to the module?

Constant upheaval, preventing any settled order Dynamic stability, fostering growth within cosmic order Complete stillness, keeping the universe unchanged, at least in the way it is usually presented Neutral distance, letting the universe run alone
How does the module interpret Shiva's role as destroyer?

Destruction is the final end of all existence Destruction is an error the other gods must repair Destruction is a necessary phase for renewal Destruction is punishment for human wrongdoing
What does the Norse account of Ragnarok illustrate in this module?

The permanent victory of chaos over cosmic order The rise of a single god above all of the others The cyclical cosmos, with doom followed by rebirth The creation of the world from a single cosmic egg, on the assumption that nothing else needs to change
How do lesser deities often relate to major deities, according to the module?

As intermediaries carrying out the will of major deities As servants with no purpose or domain of their own, regardless of how much experience you already have As rivals who constantly overthrow the major deities As beings with no real connection to the major deities
Which pair of creation accounts does the module compare, each forming the world from a cosmic body?

Isis in Egyptian myth and Marduk in Babylonian texts Ma'at in Egyptian belief and Shiva in Hindu myth Purusha in the Rigveda and Ymir in the Poetic Edda Zeus in Greek religion and Brahman in the Vedanta
How has the perception of divine roles evolved, according to the module?

From nature and survival toward moral and psychological meaning From many gods toward the disappearance of all gods entirely From symbolic meaning toward a purely literal kind of belief, even before any of the inner work has been done From moral questions toward a concern only with the weather
Why, according to the module, do the narratives of major deities remain relevant today?

They are required by law in most modern societies today They provide accurate scientific accounts of the universe They have remained unchanged and uninterpreted for millennia They speak to universal dilemmas of purpose and suffering