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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 is Sharur?
(a) The personification of Ninurta's weapon.
(b) Ninurta's student.
(c) Ninurta's wife.
(d) Anzu's wife who rebels against Anzu.

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

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

4. From which civilization do these myths originate?
(a) Mesopotamia.
(b) China.
(c) Greece.
(d) Rome.

5. For how many months does Etana feed and train the eagle in the pit?
(a) Twelve months.
(b) Five months.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Three months.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What purpose does the Sigla and Abbreviations section serve for this book?

4. What is the station of the god or goddess who creates man?

5. After the death of Enkidu, for what does a grieving Gilgamesh seek?

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