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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 does the Cattle God kill?
(a) Sky.
(b) Plough.
(c) Earth.
(d) Water.

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

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

4. Who is one of the creators of Lahmu and Lahamu?
(a) Ea.
(b) Ellil.
(c) Tiamat.
(d) Marduk.

5. What act does Mami claim will cause Ninurta to be worshiped throughout the land?
(a) Killing Ea.
(b) Killing Anzu.
(c) Saving Anzu.
(d) Killing Marduk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ninurta unable to kill Anzu?

2. To whom does the blessing of the bow refer in The Epic of Creation?

3. In the Epic of Creation, what god is killed in order to make man?

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

5. What function does the Tablet of Destinies serve?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Before receiving instructions from Ea, how does the battle between Ninurta and Anzu initially go?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Mother Hubur create for Tiamat and why?

9. Of what is the Theology of Dunnu symbolic?

10. What leads to Anzu stealing the Tablet of Destinies?

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