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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. Who is Ereshkigal?
(a) Goddess of the earth.
(b) Goddess of the sun.
(c) Queen of the mountains.
(d) Queen of the Underworld.

2. For what errand does Ea create the man called Good-Looks?
(a) Good-Looks is to fetch waters of life from Ereshkigal.
(b) Good-Looks is to reprimand Ereshkigal and Ishtar for their feud.
(c) Good-Looks is to torment Ishtar.
(d) Good-Looks is to distract Ereshkigal so that Ishtar may escape.

3. What tool, in this book, explains how these myths came about?
(a) The Figures.
(b) The Abbreviations.
(c) The Prefaces.
(d) The Sigla.

4. How does Shamash help Gilgamesh in his battle against Humbaba?
(a) Shamash tricks Humbaba into looking the wrong way.
(b) Shamash convinces Humbaba that using weapons will be dishonorable to the gods.
(c) Shamash subdues Humbaba.
(d) Shamash calls down the thirteen winds.

5. What reason does Ut-napishtium (or Atrahasis) give Gilgamesh for why only he is allowed to be immortal?
(a) Ut-napishtium saved mankind.
(b) Ut-napishtium is too holy to ever die.
(c) Ut-napishtium's responsibilities on Earth will never end.
(d) Ut-napishtium saved the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. In terms of population control, what do the gods agree to do with women?

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

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

4. Of what is Ishtar's father the god?

5. What facet of mankind annoys Ellil to the point where he nearly casts a plague upon them?

(see the answer key)

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