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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ninurta unable to kill Anzu?
(a) Anzu is too fast for Ninurta to catch.
(b) Anzu controls everything with the Tablet.
(c) Anzu is much smarter than the other gods.
(d) Ninurta feels it is not right to kill Anzu.

2. What goddess is said to have been the mother of Gilgamesh?
(a) Belet-ili.
(b) Ereshkigal.
(c) Lady Wild Cow.
(d) Ishtar.

3. In the Theology of Dunnu, what happens when pieces of the Earth mate?
(a) The oceans make waves.
(b) The skies part.
(c) Another part of Earth is created.
(d) Another part of Earth is destroyed.

4. What threat does Ishtar use when addressing the gatekeeper of the Underworld?
(a) She will kill Namtar.
(b) She will force Ereshkigal to leave her throne.
(c) She will not allow another soul to pass through the gates.
(d) She will make the dead rise to prey on the living.

5. What do Anu and Ellil agree to do for the other gods?
(a) Lighten their workload.
(b) Allow them to switch vocations.
(c) Share their power.
(d) Allow them to marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the plant Gilgamesh took from the Apsu?

2. When Nirgirsu is depicted battling the man who stole the Tablet in the Old Babylonian version of this story, how many lines are missing between this section and the part where Ea intervenes with instructions?

3. Who does the Cattle God kill?

4. Where does the story depicting the theft of the Tablet of Destiny end in the Old Babylonian version?

5. For what errand does Ea create the man called Good-Looks?

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