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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. 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 distract Ereshkigal so that Ishtar may escape.
(c) Good-Looks is to torment Ishtar.
(d) Good-Looks is to reprimand Ereshkigal and Ishtar for their feud.

2. Who do the myths revolve around?
(a) The gods of Mesopotamia.
(b) The gods of China.
(c) The gods of Rome.
(d) The gods of Greece.

3. What unique feature does this book use to help the reader understand these stories?
(a) It offers a version of the stories in their original language.
(b) It offers several original pictures from the time period.
(c) It relates these stories to other, well-known tales.
(d) It is fully annotated so that further research is accessible.

4. What is Kurnugi?
(a) The sea.
(b) The gods' home.
(c) The collective temples of the gods.
(d) The Underworld.

5. How does Ellil first punish mankind in the story of Atrahasis?
(a) He sends a flood.
(b) He orders a drought.
(c) He unleashes the Sebitti.
(d) He ignores their prayers for children.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ereshkigal keep Nergal from killing her in the Amarna version?

2. What goddess is said to have been the mother of Gilgamesh?

3. When Nergal escapes from the Underworld, what do the gods demand be done to him?

4. Of what is Ishtar the goddess?

5. From which civilization do these myths originate?

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