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

2. How long does Enki believe the flood will last?
(a) Three years.
(b) Forty days and forty nights.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Three weeks.

3. How must Nergal atone for his offense towards Namtar?
(a) Pray for forgiveness.
(b) Chop down trees and make a chair.
(c) Walk to the underworld over gravel and allow his blood to cleanse his offense.
(d) Sacrifice several animals to Namtar.

4. When sent from the Underworld, why is Namtar unable to locate Nergal?
(a) Nergal has been disguised.
(b) Namtar is sent to look for him in the wrong places.
(c) Namtar has been blinded.
(d) Nergal is dead.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the myths revolve around?

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

3. What does Atrahasis bring onto his boat besides people?

4. What tool, in this book, explains how these myths came about?

5. On their journey to the Pine Forest, what plagues Gilgamesh?

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