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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Anu's vizier?
(a) Adapa.
(b) Iiabrat.
(c) Namtar.
(d) Nergal.

2. Who marries Pasture and Poplar?
(a) The Cattle God.
(b) The Flock God.
(c) The Herdsman God.
(d) The Sea.

3. What is the name of Etana's son?
(a) Anu.
(b) Namtar.
(c) Balih.
(d) Nergal.

4. From what does Marduk create the world?
(a) Tiamat's remains.
(b) Tiamat's crown.
(c) Apsu's rown.
(d) Apsu's remains.

5. What fate is granted to Marduk for volunteering to battle Tiamat?
(a) He will be canonized.
(b) He will be granted any temple in the land.
(c) He is made king of the gods.
(d) He will be made the gods' warrior.

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

7. In the Epic of Creation, what god is killed in order to make man?
(a) Apsu.
(b) Qingu.
(c) Marduk.
(d) Tiamat.

8. What is significant about the Theology of Dunnu?
(a) It shows that Ancient Babylonians did not actually take their gods literally.
(b) It shows that written records were kept before Mesopotamia.
(c) It shows that there was a belief system before Marduk.
(d) It shows that not all areas in Mesopotamia had the same beliefs.

9. Who helps add to the vegetation and animals on Earth after marriage in the Theology of Dunnu?
(a) Earth.
(b) The Herdsman God.
(c) The Cattle God.
(d) The Flock God.

10. How must the eagle help Etana in return for saving the bird's life?
(a) The eagle must help Etana gain safe passage through the Underworld.
(b) The eagle must help Etana find the plant of birth.
(c) The eagle must help Etana find the plant that grant immortality.
(d) The eagle must kill the snake.

11. Who is both wife and sister to Haharnum?
(a) Belet-seri.
(b) Belet-ili.
(c) Belat-ilir.
(d) Belet-saril.

12. In the Theology of Dunnu, what happens when pieces of the Earth mate?
(a) The skies part.
(b) Another part of Earth is destroyed.
(c) The oceans make waves.
(d) Another part of Earth is created.

13. According to Ea's instructions, what must Ninurta do after cutting off Anzu's wings?
(a) Shoot an arrow through his liver.
(b) Shoot an arrow through his throat.
(c) Shoot an arrow through his head.
(d) Shoot an arrow through his heart.

14. What is the result of Ninurta killing Anzu?
(a) Ninurta has become famous all over the world.
(b) Anzu becomes demonized in all cultures.
(c) Ninurta becomes shunned by all of mankind.
(d) Ninurta becomes king of the gods.

15. Who does the Cattle God kill?
(a) Earth.
(b) Sky.
(c) Water.
(d) Plough.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ninurta return from the mountains after killing Anzu?

2. Who does Hayyashum marry?

3. How many gods and goddesses comprise the assembly of the gods after Tiamat's death?

4. Fill in the blank: The Herdman God has slain both the Flock God and ______.

5. What duty is assigned to Anzu by Ellil?

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