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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Erra and Ishum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) A toy.
(d) Shamhat.

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. What does Anzu look like?
(a) A mane-less lion with tail feathers.
(b) A lion-headed eagle.
(c) An eagle with a lion's mane.
(d) A wingless eagle.

4. What ritual takes place during Dumuzi's time in Kurnugi?
(a) Funerals.
(b) Lying-in-state.
(c) Ritual cleansing.
(d) Weddings.

5. What leads Etana to attempt, for a second time, to fly with the eagle to Anu's heaven?
(a) Three dreams.
(b) Anu threatened him.
(c) The eagle forced him to go see Anu.
(d) His wife begged him to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. What god is sacrificed in order to create man?

2. Who is both wife and sister to Haharnum?

3. In the Armana version, what does Nergal do to Namtar when he reaches the final door to the Underworld?

4. How does Ereshkigal keep Nergal from killing her in the Amarna version?

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

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