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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Marduk give to the area in front of Esharra?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Irbil.
(c) Mosul.
(d) Mesopotamia.

2. How does Erra, after taking over Marduk's palace, start draining the latter god's power?
(a) He shatters Marduk's sword.
(b) He keeps people from remembering that their god is Marduk.
(c) He keeps people from worshipping at Marduk's temples.
(d) He drinks Marduk's wine.

3. In the final tablet of Erra and Ishum, what is the name of the author who apparently dreamed this story?
(a) Anunnaki-Sebi-il.
(b) Anunnaki-ilani-Mardukum.
(c) Kabti-ilani-Mardukm.
(d) Kabti-ili.

4. How does the Epic of Creation in this book end?
(a) Mankind will no longer need to rely on the gods for help.
(b) Apsu will stay below the waters for eternity.
(c) TIamat will never return to reclaim her throne
(d) Mankind will hopefully worship Marduk as the gods' savior.

5. What was the Flock God son's relationship to his wife before they married?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Siblings.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Father.

6. Why does Adapa curse the South Wind?
(a) The wind overturned his son's boat.
(b) The wind blew sand in his eyes, causing him to drop a valuable jar.
(c) The wind overturned his boat.
(d) The wind blew his house over, injuring several people.

7. What does Ishum offer to Erra for a cessation of the attacks on mankind?
(a) The service and support of the rest of the gods.
(b) The chaos of Tiamat contained in a crystal.
(c) A bride.
(d) The creation skills of Belet-ili so that Erra can create his own race.

8. What food does Anu actually offer to Adapa?
(a) The bread of death.
(b) The bread of truth.
(c) The bread of life.
(d) The bread of lies.

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

10. What is Anu's relationships to Ada and Gerra?
(a) They are his nephews.
(b) They are his brothers.
(c) They are his sons.
(d) They are his cousins.

11. What does the different reigns of each part of Earth represent?
(a) A new week.
(b) A new season.
(c) A new month.
(d) A new day.

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

13. 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-six.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty.

14. Throughout his story, with what is Erra obsessed?
(a) Mortality.
(b) War.
(c) Sex.
(d) Love.

15. 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 head.
(c) Shoot an arrow through his throat.
(d) Shoot an arrow through his heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads Etana to attempt, for a second time, to fly with the eagle to Anu's heaven?

2. Where does the story depicting the theft of the Tablet of Destiny end in the Old Babylonian version?

3. What does Ea specifically tell Adapa that he must not eat while appearing before Anu?

4. With whom does the Earth create a union in the Theology of Dunnu?

5. Theology of Dunnu is another version of which myth already discussed within this book?

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