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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Descent of Ishtar to the Underworld.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about the plant Gilgamesh retrieves from the Apsu?
(a) It is able to feed a small town for three months.
(b) It is the only one of its kind in the world.
(c) It grants immortality.
(d) It grants the finder a wish.

2. How does Ishtar being trapped in Kuranugi affect earth?
(a) The people begin to war against each other.
(b) All sexual activity is stopped.
(c) The vegetation begins to die.
(d) The seas turn red.

3. What offer does Gilgamesh refuse from Ishtar?
(a) Immortality.
(b) Divinity.
(c) Patronage.
(d) Marriage.

4. What reason is given for parts of these myths being missing?
(a) Some of the paintings were missing.
(b) The tablets were partially destroyed.
(c) The tapestries had been partially burned.
(d) The pottery had been shattered.

5. After the death of Enkidu, for what does a grieving Gilgamesh seek?
(a) Immortality.
(b) A goddess's support.
(c) Marriage to Ishtar.
(d) Enkidu's family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill in the blank: The ancient civilization of these myths can be found between the Tigris and the _______.

2. What god is sacrificed in order to create man?

3. What is Kurnugi?

4. How does Ellil first punish mankind in the story of Atrahasis?

5. In the final tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh, what does Enkidu offer to retrieve for Gilgamesh?

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