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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 does Marduk entrap Tiamat?
(a) He throws her in the ocean.
(b) He binds her with the four winds.
(c) He binds her with the tree of life.
(d) He traps her in a cave.

2. What name does Marduk give to the area in front of Esharra?
(a) Mosul.
(b) Babylon.
(c) Mesopotamia.
(d) Irbil.

3. Who is Namtar?
(a) Ereshkigal's lover.
(b) Ereshkigal's brother.
(c) Ereshkigal's vizier.
(d) Ereshkigal's judge.

4. How long do Nergal and Ereshkigal make love?
(a) Six days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Four days.

5. Who creates an army of vicious, terrible warriors in the Epic of Creation?
(a) Mother Anza.
(b) Marduk.
(c) Tiamat.
(d) Mother Hubur.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Ea question Nergal upon the arrival of Namtar?

2. How many gods and goddesses comprise the assembly of the gods after Tiamat's death?

3. In the Epic of Creation, what god is killed in order to make man?

4. After Gilgamesh passes through the mountains, what creatures does Gilgamesh mistakenly kill?

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

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