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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Anzu - Standard and Old Babylonian Version.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason is given for parts of these myths being missing?
(a) Some of the paintings were missing.
(b) The tapestries had been partially burned.
(c) The pottery had been shattered.
(d) The tablets were partially destroyed.

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

3. How much of Gilgamesh is considered to be the mortal part?
(a) One third.
(b) One fourth.
(c) One half.
(d) One fifth.

4. In the final tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh, what does Enkidu offer to retrieve for Gilgamesh?
(a) A sword.
(b) A pomegranate seed.
(c) Shamhat.
(d) A toy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the snake attack the eagle and leave it for dead in a pit?

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

3. When the eagle takes Etana to the skies, why does the king ask to be returned to earth?

4. After seven years of famine, to what does mankind resort?

5. Where does the story depicting the theft of the Tablet of Destiny end in the Old Babylonian version?

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