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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Theology of Dunnu.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ereshkigal avenge herself upon Ishtar?
(a) She traps Ishtar in an icy lake.
(b) Namtar tricks Ishtar into marrying a beast.
(c) Namtar removes Ishtar's divine rights.
(d) Namtar casts sixty diseases on Ishtar.

2. What fate is granted to Marduk for volunteering to battle Tiamat?
(a) He is made king of the gods.
(b) He will be canonized.
(c) He will be granted any temple in the land.
(d) He will be made the gods' warrior.

3. Who kills the Herdsman God, Pasture, and Poplar?
(a) Haharna.
(b) Haharnumun.
(c) Haharnum.
(d) Haharnuma.

4. 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.

5. Who chooses Ninurta to attack Anzu?
(a) Ea.
(b) Ellil.
(c) Belet-ili.
(d) Marduk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because Adapa was mislead by Ea and Anu, what opportunity does he miss?

2. What was the Flock God son's relationship to his wife before they married?

3. What reason is given for the myths of this book being the basis of stories for other cultures?

4. What tool is used within the introductions to help the reader understand the time line of these stories?

5. What biblical character is similar to Atrahasis?

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