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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 biblical character is similar to Atrahasis?
(a) Solomon.
(b) Noah.
(c) Abel.
(d) Cain.

2. How does Ereshkigal avenge herself upon Ishtar?
(a) Namtar casts sixty diseases on Ishtar.
(b) Namtar tricks Ishtar into marrying a beast.
(c) She traps Ishtar in an icy lake.
(d) Namtar removes Ishtar's divine rights.

3. What does Gilgamesh use to cross over the deadly water past the mountains and darkness?
(a) Three hundred wooden poles.
(b) A giant leaf.
(c) A boat made from rocks.
(d) He simply swims it without taking a single breath the entire time.

4. Which goddess creates Enkidu in order to bring down Gilgamesh's arrogance?
(a) Ereshkigal.
(b) Aruru.
(c) Ishtar.
(d) Tiamat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reasons does Enki give for instructing Antrahasis to build his boat?

2. In the story of Ishtar, what version does the author use?

3. On what condition does Ereshkigal allow Ishtar entrance to Kurnugi?

4. In the Armana version, what does Nergal do to Namtar when he reaches the final door to the Underworld?

5. For whom must Ishtar be exchanged in Kurnugi?

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