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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What gesture does Ninsun extend before Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to stop Humbaba?
(a) She blesses Enkidu.
(b) She disowns Gilgamesh so that he will carry no guilt of abandonment with him on his journey.
(c) She adopts Enkidu as another son.
(d) She asks Gilgamesh and Enkidu to pray with her.

4. What does Gilgamesh use to cross over the deadly water past the mountains and darkness?
(a) A giant leaf.
(b) A boat made from rocks.
(c) Three hundred wooden poles.
(d) He simply swims it without taking a single breath the entire time.

5. Which does not describe Marduk?
(a) Horns.
(b) Perfect build.
(c) Four eyes.
(d) Fire breathing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How must Nergal atone for his offense towards Namtar?

2. Why is Ea unable to face Tiamat?

3. What is unique about the plant Gilgamesh retrieves from the Apsu?

4. Who is one of the creators of Lahmu and Lahamu?

5. In the Babylonian version of Gilgamesh's story, what incites the battle between Gilgamesh and Enkidu?

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