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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. How does the story of Erra and Ishum differ in format from the rest of the myths in this book?
(a) The story is told in verse.
(b) The story is told in the form of speeches.
(c) The story is told in iambic pentameter.
(d) The story is told in prose.

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

3. What gift to Ea bestow upon Adapa?
(a) Oratory skills.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Foresight.
(d) The ability to say only the truth.

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

5. Who built Kish?
(a) Adapa.
(b) The Igigi.
(c) The Underworld demons sent by Ea.
(d) Nergal.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ea's instructions, what must Ninurta do after cutting off Anzu's wings?

2. What is Sharur?

3. Who kills the Herdsman God, Pasture, and Poplar?

4. From what does Marduk create the world?

5. What appears to be the main thing that Erra craves from the other gods, as illustrated several times throughout his story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hayyashum contribute to the making of the world in the Theology of Dunnu?

2. Why does Adapa curse the South Wind and what are the consequences?

3. Of what is the Theology of Dunnu symbolic?

4. What leads to Ea slaying both Apsu and Mummu?

5. What happens when Erra takes over Marduk's palace?

6. What are the differences between the standard and Old Babylonian versions of the story of Anzu?

7. How is Adapa tricked out of becoming immortal?

8. What role does The Flocks God play in the creation of the world in the Theology of Dunnu?

9. After Erra ceases his destruction against mankind and the gods, how does Ishum help repair the damage?

10. How does Marduk defeat Tiamat?

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