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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Good-Looks save Ishtar from Kurnugi?
(a) He exchanges himself to Ereshkigal for Ishtar.
(b) He loosens her bonds.
(c) He kisses her.
(d) He pours the waters of life on her.

2. Who is Adapa?
(a) The king who saved people and animals during the great flood.
(b) The man who takes Ishtar's place in the Underworld.
(c) The god who insulted Namtar.
(d) A sage who taught mankind how to build a civilization.

3. What is the station of the god or goddess who creates man?
(a) The heart-goddess.
(b) The earth-goddess.
(c) The hearth-goddess.
(d) The womb-goddess.

4. In the story of Ishtar, what version does the author use?
(a) The Greek.
(b) The Sumerian.
(c) The Akkadian.
(d) The Old Babylonian.

5. What gift to Ea bestow upon Adapa?
(a) Foresight.
(b) Oratory skills.
(c) The ability to say only the truth.
(d) Wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many months does Etana feed and train the eagle in the pit?

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

3. In the Armana version, why does Ereshkigal send Namtar to the gods after the banquet?

4. What is the result of Enkidu and Gilgamesh's brutal battle?

5. When Namtar is sent from the Underworld to argue with the gods for Nergal's return, what does Ereshkigal reveal?

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