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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 goddess is said to have been the mother of Gilgamesh?
(a) Ereshkigal.
(b) Ishtar.
(c) Belet-ili.
(d) Lady Wild Cow.

2. What tool is used within the introductions to help the reader understand the time line of these stories?
(a) The Chronological Chart.
(b) The Sigla.
(c) The Flow Chart.
(d) The Abbreviations.

3. Of what is Ishtar the goddess?
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Underworld.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Water.

4. What is unique about the plant Gilgamesh retrieves from the Apsu?
(a) It is able to feed a small town for three months.
(b) It grants the finder a wish.
(c) It grants immortality.
(d) It is the only one of its kind in the world.

5. How does Good-Looks save Ishtar from Kurnugi?
(a) He kisses her.
(b) He exchanges himself to Ereshkigal for Ishtar.
(c) He loosens her bonds.
(d) He pours the waters of life on her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ea advise Nergal to refrain from while in the Underworld?

3. What does Belili offer in order to help her brother, Dumuzi?

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

5. Who is the king of the old gods?

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