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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 Greek goddess is heavily connected to Ishtar?
(a) Athena.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Artemis.

2. Why does the author of this book believe it is necessary to understand where the stories of several different cultures originated?
(a) It helps to understand which cultures came first.
(b) It helps to understand the importance of working for onself.
(c) It helps to understand the stories behind the legends.
(d) It helps to understand how women were once treated.

3. On their journey to the Pine Forest, what plagues Gilgamesh?
(a) Demons.
(b) Locusts.
(c) Terrible dreams.
(d) Illness.

4. Who is Adapa?
(a) The king who saved people and animals during the great flood.
(b) A sage who taught mankind how to build a civilization.
(c) The man who takes Ishtar's place in the Underworld.
(d) The god who insulted Namtar.

5. Who tells Atrahasis to build a boat in anticipation of Ellil flooding the world?
(a) Enki.
(b) Tiamat.
(c) Ellili.
(d) Ea.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ea's instructions, what must Ninurta do after cutting off Anzu's wings?

2. In what tradition where these myths originally related?

3. What do the gods, at the end of Atrahasis's story, amend in every living human?

4. What does Enki give Belet-ili?

5. What is not one of Adapa's responsibilities?

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