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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who kills the Herdsman God, Pasture, and Poplar?
2. How does Mami (or Belet-ili) explain the robbery of the Tablet to Ninurta?
3. Who is Adapa?
4. When Nirgirsu is depicted battling the man who stole the Tablet in the Old Babylonian version of this story, how many lines are missing between this section and the part where Ea intervenes with instructions?
5. What is Sharur?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the station and functions of Adapa?
2. Why does Erra wage a battle against the world?
3. What leads to Anzu stealing the Tablet of Destinies?
4. What role does The Flocks God play in the creation of the world in the Theology of Dunnu?
5. How does Mami (or Belet-ili) explain to her son why he should go to battle against Anzu?
6. Describe the lineage of the gods as depicted in the Epic of Creation.
7. How does Ishum end Erra's devastation of the world?
8. What is the given reason and the true reason for the Sebitti's desire to go to war?
9. What is significant about the Mesopotamian culture when reading the Theology of Dunnu?
10. What happens when Erra takes over Marduk's palace?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the stories from Mesopotamia, there are several myths regarding the rise of a hero. Discuss the "hero-myth" in the following format:
Part 1) Defining a hero by Mesopotamian standards.
Part 2) Atrahasis.
Part 3) Marduk.
Part 4) Ninurta.
Essay Topic 2
How is power both a theme and the center of all conflicts in the story of Anzu? How does Anzu steal his power? How is Ninurta able to kill Anzu despite the latter possessing the Tablet of Destinies? How is Ninurta's decision to go to battle for the glory a way of wresting power for himself? How does this play out in his conflict with Anzu?
Essay Topic 3
What role does love play in The Epic of Gilgamesh? Create a thesis based around the idea that love is the driving force in this particular myth. Points to consider, but not exclusively, include Enkidu and Gilgamesh's relationship, as well as Enkidu's adoption by Gilgamesh's mother.
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