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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adapa and Etana.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who built Kish?
(a) The Underworld demons sent by Ea.
(b) Adapa.
(c) The Igigi.
(d) Nergal.

2. About what does Ea question Nergal upon the arrival of Namtar?
(a) Nergal spat on Namtar upon his arrival.
(b) Nergal slapped Namtar in the face.
(c) Nergal did not bow to Namtar.
(d) Nergal refused to look Namtar in the eyes.

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

4. What god is sacrificed in order to create man?
(a) Ea.
(b) Ilawela.
(c) Enki.
(d) Marduk.

5. How long does Enki believe the flood will last?
(a) Forty days and forty nights.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three years.
(d) Seven days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the station of the god or goddess who creates man?

2. Of what is Ishtar the goddess?

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

4. What theory does the author suggest as the origin for the tale of Atrahasis?

5. What Phoenician god might be based on the legend of Ereshkigal and Nergal?

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