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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. Who is Adapa?
(a) A sage who taught mankind how to build a civilization.
(b) The man who takes Ishtar's place in the Underworld.
(c) The god who insulted Namtar.
(d) The king who saved people and animals during the great flood.

2. How many names are given to Marduk by Anshar, Lahmu, and Lahamu?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

3. Why is Ea unable to face Tiamat?
(a) He knows his powers will not affect her.
(b) He is too injured.
(c) He is afraid of her.
(d) He does not wish to kill his mother.

4. After the death of Tiamat, what adorns the door to Apsu?
(a) Marduk's weapons.
(b) Mother Hubur's creatures.
(c) Apsu's head.
(d) Tiatmat's head.

5. What function does the Tablet of Destinies serve?
(a) It controls the orders and fates for the gods.
(b) It controls the seasonal changes.
(c) It controls how long mankind lives.
(d) It controls the weather patterns.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the eagle takes Etana to the skies, why does the king ask to be returned to earth?

2. Who chooses Ninurta to attack Anzu?

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

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

5. What does Anzu look like?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ishum end Erra's devastation of the world?

2. Who is Haharnum?

3. How does Ninurta ultimately defeat Anzu?

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

5. Why does Erra wage a battle against the world?

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

7. Of what is the Theology of Dunnu symbolic?

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

9. How is Adapa tricked out of becoming immortal?

10. How does the eagle help Etana on his quest to help his wife conceive?

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