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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What Phoenician god might be based on the legend of Ereshkigal and Nergal?
(a) Melqart.
(b) Tanit.
(c) Adonis.
(d) Baal.
2. What reason is given for the myths of this book being the basis of stories for other cultures?
(a) The people of Mesopotamia traveled the world.
(b) The people of Mesopotamia often sent scrolls to churches of other faiths.
(c) People of other countries frequently travelled through Mesopotamia.
(d) Mesopotamia created one of the first traveling libraries.
3. Why is Nergal sent to the Underworld?
(a) He is to send a message to Namtar from the gods about respect.
(b) He is to sacrifice himself to make amends for offending Namtar.
(c) He is to be whipped by Namtar.
(d) He is to judge the activities of the gods.
4. Who is Nergal's father?
(a) Namtar.
(b) Ellil.
(c) Ea.
(d) Dumuzi.
5. How long does Enki believe the flood will last?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Forty days and forty nights.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Three years.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Gilgamesh use to cross over the deadly water past the mountains and darkness?
2. In what tradition where these myths originally related?
3. How does Ereshkigal keep Nergal from killing her in the Amarna version?
4. What god is sacrificed in order to create man?
5. About what does Ea question Nergal upon the arrival of Namtar?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the purpose and function of some of the many different features of this book.
2. Why is Namtar sent above ground to the feast in the story of Nergal and Ereshkigal?
3. Why does all sexual activity on Earth stop while Ishtar is in Kurnugi?
4. What remedies are offered after the flood to help control the population of the world?
5. How do the fates of Dumuzi and Belili explain the seasons and rituals of Mesopotamia?
6. Why does Belet-ili bring Enkidu to life?
7. What are some ways that Ellil punished mankind before the flood?
8. What arrangement is made for Ishtar's release from the Underworld?
9. In the Armana version of the story of Nergal and Ereshkigal, what happens when Nergal goes to the Underworld?
10. What reasons does Ereshkigal give for her anguish over losing Nergal?
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