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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Epic of Gilgamesh - Standard version and Old Babylonian Version.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What reason does the author give for noting similarities between these myths and other, well-known stories?
(a) It allows the reader to see that the Mesopotamian myths came first.
(b) It allows the reader to see the differences in the relationship between man and god.
(c) It allows the reader to easier relate to the myths.
(d) It allows the reader to see the progression of gender relations through stories.

3. After seven years of famine, to what does mankind resort?
(a) Eating dirt.
(b) Cannibalism.
(c) Warring.
(d) Prostitution.

4. From which civilization do these myths originate?
(a) Rome.
(b) Greece.
(c) China.
(d) Mesopotamia.

5. What ancient text is not listed as having being inspired by these myths?
(a) The Qur'an.
(b) The Illiad.
(c) The Old Testament.
(d) Arabian Nights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Anu and Ellil agree to do for the other gods?

2. What reason does Ut-napishtium (or Atrahasis) give Gilgamesh for why only he is allowed to be immortal?

3. What tool, in this book, explains how these myths came about?

4. What gesture does Ninsun extend before Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to stop Humbaba?

5. What offer does Gilgamesh refuse from Ishtar?

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