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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Epic of Creation, what god is killed in order to make man?
(a) Marduk.
(b) Qingu.
(c) Tiamat.
(d) Apsu.

2. What reason does Ut-napishtium (or Atrahasis) give Gilgamesh for why only he is allowed to be immortal?
(a) Ut-napishtium saved mankind.
(b) Ut-napishtium's responsibilities on Earth will never end.
(c) Ut-napishtium saved the gods.
(d) Ut-napishtium is too holy to ever die.

3. What is the result of Enkidu and Gilgamesh's brutal battle?
(a) They become enemies.
(b) Enkidu falls and becomes Gilgamesh's servant.
(c) Gilgamesh is felled by Enkidu and pledges his servitude to him.
(d) They become friends.

4. In the final tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh, what does Enkidu offer to retrieve for Gilgamesh?
(a) A toy.
(b) A pomegranate seed.
(c) A sword.
(d) Shamhat.

5. How does Ut-napishtium prove to Gilgamesh how many days the latter man slept?
(a) Ut-napishtium had Shamash stand as witness.
(b) Ut-napishtium's wife baked a loaf of bread for each day Gilgamesh slept.
(c) Ut-napishtium planted a tree for each day Gilgamesh slept.
(d) Ut-napishtium put a cut on Gilgamesh's leg for each day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What goddess is said to have been the mother of Gilgamesh?

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

3. Who creates an army of vicious, terrible warriors in the Epic of Creation?

4. What does Ea advise Nergal to refrain from while in the Underworld?

5. In the story of Ereshkigal, why does Kakka tell the queen of the Underworld to send a messenger up to the world?

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