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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Etana's son?
(a) Nergal.
(b) Anu.
(c) Balih.
(d) Namtar.

2. Who is Adapa?
(a) The god who insulted Namtar.
(b) The man who takes Ishtar's place in the Underworld.
(c) A sage who taught mankind how to build a civilization.
(d) The king who saved people and animals during the great flood.

3. How many gods and goddesses comprise the assembly of the gods after Tiamat's death?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty.

4. Throughout his story, with what is Erra obsessed?
(a) Sex.
(b) Love.
(c) War.
(d) Mortality.

5. Why is Ninurta unable to kill Anzu?
(a) Anzu is too fast for Ninurta to catch.
(b) Anzu is much smarter than the other gods.
(c) Anzu controls everything with the Tablet.
(d) Ninurta feels it is not right to kill Anzu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the story depicting the theft of the Tablet of Destiny end in the Old Babylonian version?

2. When Nirgirsu is depicted battling the man who stole the Tablet in the Old Babylonian version of this story, how many lines are missing between this section and the part where Ea intervenes with instructions?

3. What act does Mami claim will cause Ninurta to be worshiped throughout the land?

4. Who are the Sebitti?

5. Who is both wife and sister to Haharnum?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ninurta ultimately defeat Anzu?

2. How does the eagle help Etana on his quest to help his wife conceive?

3. How is Marduk rewarded for his victory over Tiamat?

4. What role does The Flocks God play in the creation of the world in the Theology of Dunnu?

5. What is the fate of the Sea and the Cattle God?

6. What leads to Ea slaying both Apsu and Mummu?

7. How is Adapa tricked out of becoming immortal?

8. How does Marduk defeat Tiamat?

9. How does Hayyashum contribute to the making of the world in the Theology of Dunnu?

10. How does Erra trick Marduk into leaving his palace?

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