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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epic of Creation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fate is granted to Marduk for volunteering to battle Tiamat?
(a) He will be canonized.
(b) He will be granted any temple in the land.
(c) He will be made the gods' warrior.
(d) He is made king of the gods.

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

3. Which goddess creates Enkidu in order to bring down Gilgamesh's arrogance?
(a) Ishtar.
(b) Ereshkigal.
(c) Aruru.
(d) Tiamat.

4. After the death of Enkidu, for what does a grieving Gilgamesh seek?
(a) A goddess's support.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Marriage to Ishtar.
(d) Enkidu's family.

5. What goddess is said to have been the mother of Gilgamesh?
(a) Ishtar.
(b) Ereshkigal.
(c) Lady Wild Cow.
(d) Belet-ili.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Nudimmud give birth in the Epic of Creation?

2. To whom does the blessing of the bow refer in The Epic of Creation?

3. Why do Apsu and Mummu plan to kill the gods?

4. How does the Epic of Creation in this book end?

5. Which does not describe Marduk?

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