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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 gesture does Ninsun extend before Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to stop Humbaba?
(a) She adopts Enkidu as another son.
(b) She asks Gilgamesh and Enkidu to pray with her.
(c) She disowns Gilgamesh so that he will carry no guilt of abandonment with him on his journey.
(d) She blesses Enkidu.

2. On what condition does Ereshkigal allow Ishtar entrance to Kurnugi?
(a) She must follow the ancient rites.
(b) She must apologize for her transgressions against Ereshkigal.
(c) She must be polite.
(d) She must marry the first man she sees after exiting the Underworld.

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

4. In what color is Dumuzi clad when he descends to Kurnugi?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

5. What reason is given for the myths of this book being the basis of stories for other cultures?
(a) The people of Mesopotamia often sent scrolls to churches of other faiths.
(b) Mesopotamia created one of the first traveling libraries.
(c) The people of Mesopotamia traveled the world.
(d) People of other countries frequently travelled through Mesopotamia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does Enki believe the flood will last?

3. After Gilgamesh passes through the mountains, what creatures does Gilgamesh mistakenly kill?

4. On what medium where these myths originally found?

5. What does Enki give Belet-ili?

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