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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nergal and Ereshkigal, Babylonian Version and Amarna Version.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Enki give Belet-ili?
(a) Wood.
(b) Rock.
(c) Sand.
(d) Clay.

2. What do the gods, at the end of Atrahasis's story, amend in every living human?
(a) Free will.
(b) Life span.
(c) The ability to reason.
(d) Their soul.

3. What does Atrahasis bring onto his boat besides people?
(a) The Sebitti.
(b) The altar from Ellil's temple.
(c) Animals.
(d) Rocks for the gods.

4. How does Ut-napishtium prove to Gilgamesh how many days the latter man slept?
(a) Ut-napishtium put a cut on Gilgamesh's leg for each day.
(b) Ut-napishtium's wife baked a loaf of bread for each day Gilgamesh slept.
(c) Ut-napishtium had Shamash stand as witness.
(d) Ut-napishtium planted a tree for each day Gilgamesh slept.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what modern country can the ancient civilization of these myths be found?

2. How many figures are contained within this book?

3. What theory does the author suggest as the origin for the tale of Atrahasis?

4. How does Shamash help Gilgamesh in his battle against Humbaba?

5. In the Armana version, why does Ereshkigal send Namtar to the gods after the banquet?

(see the answer key)

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