2. How does Ellil first punish mankind in the story of Atrahasis?
(a) He sends a flood.
(b) He ignores their prayers for children.
(c) He orders a drought.
(d) He unleashes the Sebitti.

3. What unique feature does this book use to help the reader understand these stories?
(a) It is fully annotated so that further research is accessible.
(b) It offers several original pictures from the time period.
(c) It relates these stories to other, well-known tales.
(d) It offers a version of the stories in their original language.

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

5. After seven years of famine, to what does mankind resort?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Warring.
(c) Cannibalism.
(d) Eating dirt.

6. What is the station of the god or goddess who creates man?
(a) The hearth-goddess.
(b) The womb-goddess.
(c) The earth-goddess.
(d) The heart-goddess.

7. What mercy does Ea grant to Gilgamesh in response to the man's prayers?
(a) He allows Enkidu to return from the underworld.
(b) He allows Enkidu to bid Gilgamesh a final farewell.
(c) He allows Gilgamesh to marry.
(d) He allows Gilgamesh to become immortal.

8. What happens to the plant Gilgamesh took from the Apsu?
(a) It is eaten by Gilgamesh in a trick from Ishtar.
(b) It is stolen by Ishtar.
(c) It is stolen by a snake.
(d) It is lost in a storm.

9. How long do Nergal and Ereshkigal make love?
(a) Three days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Five days.

10. What purpose does the Sigla and Abbreviations section serve for this book?
(a) It summarizes the work as a whole.
(b) It describes, in-depth, characteristics of the text.
(c) It gives a time period in which these stories supposedly occurred.
(d) It gives historical background to the story.

11. For what errand does Ea create the man called Good-Looks?
(a) Good-Looks is to distract Ereshkigal so that Ishtar may escape.
(b) Good-Looks is to torment Ishtar.
(c) Good-Looks is to fetch waters of life from Ereshkigal.
(d) Good-Looks is to reprimand Ereshkigal and Ishtar for their feud.

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

13. Of what is Ishtar the goddess?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Water.
(c) Sexuality.
(d) Underworld.

14. What is Ishtar's relationship to Ereshkigal?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Lovers.
(c) Mother and daughter.
(d) Sisters.

15. What is the result of Enkidu and Gilgamesh's brutal battle?
(a) Gilgamesh is felled by Enkidu and pledges his servitude to him.
(b) Enkidu falls and becomes Gilgamesh's servant.
(c) They become enemies.
(d) They become friends.