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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epic of Creation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which does not describe Marduk?
(a) Horns.
(b) Four eyes.
(c) Perfect build.
(d) Fire breathing.

2. During the Festival of the New Year, why was the Epic of Creation performed or recited?
(a) It was a morale-booster for the citizens.
(b) It was a time for feasting.
(c) It was a religious ceremony for the temple maidens.
(d) It was propaganda for the king.

3. When Nirgirsu is depicted battling the man who stole the Tablet in the Old Babylonian version of this story, how many lines are missing between this section and the part where Ea intervenes with instructions?
(a) Thirty-six.
(b) Forty.
(c) Forty-six.
(d) Thirty.

4. How does Marduk entrap Tiamat?
(a) He binds her with the four winds.
(b) He traps her in a cave.
(c) He binds her with the tree of life.
(d) He throws her in the ocean.

5. What gesture does Ninsun extend before Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to stop Humbaba?
(a) She asks Gilgamesh and Enkidu to pray with her.
(b) She adopts Enkidu as another son.
(c) She blesses Enkidu.
(d) She disowns Gilgamesh so that he will carry no guilt of abandonment with him on his journey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Enki believe the flood will last?

2. How do the gods know when Ninurta has slain Anzu?

3. For what reason, in the story of Atrahasis, do the gods create man?

4. Who creates an army of vicious, terrible warriors in the Epic of Creation?

5. What mercy does Ea grant to Gilgamesh in response to the man's prayers?

(see the answer key)

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