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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 is the true reason for the Sebitti wanting to go to battle with Erra?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Boredom.

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

3. Who creates an army of vicious, terrible warriors in the Epic of Creation?
(a) Marduk.
(b) Tiamat.
(c) Mother Hubur.
(d) Mother Anza.

4. What tree grows by Etana's fort?
(a) Maple.
(b) Poplar.
(c) Birch.
(d) Willow.

5. 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 that grant immortality.
(c) The eagle must kill the snake.
(d) The eagle must help Etana find the plant of birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Theology of Dunnu, what happens when pieces of the Earth mate?

2. Who is one of the creators of Lahmu and Lahamu?

3. How do the gods know when Ninurta has slain Anzu?

4. What is not one of Adapa's responsibilities?

5. How does Mami (or Belet-ili) explain the robbery of the Tablet to Ninurta?

Short Essay Questions

1. Of what is the Theology of Dunnu symbolic?

2. How does Erra trick Marduk into leaving his palace?

3. What is significant about the Mesopotamian culture when reading the Theology of Dunnu?

4. How does Ninurta ultimately defeat Anzu?

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

6. What is the given reason and the true reason for the Sebitti's desire to go to war?

7. What is the fate of the Sea and the Cattle God?

8. How does Marduk defeat Tiamat?

9. Describe the lineage of the gods as depicted in the Epic of Creation.

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

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