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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. What was the Flock God son's relationship to his wife before they married?

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

3. How does Erra, after taking over Marduk's palace, start draining the latter god's power?

4. What is Sharur?

5. How does Ninurta return from the mountains after killing Anzu?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ninurta ultimately defeat Anzu?

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

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

4. Of what is the Theology of Dunnu symbolic?

5. How does Marduk defeat Tiamat?

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

7. In the story of Etana, what is the arrangement made before Shamash between the eagle and the snake?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the Theology of Dunnu important? How does it reflect upon the diversity of Mesopotamia? Why is this important to know about today? In what ways does the Theology of Dunnu explain the world? How does it differ from the Epic of Creation? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What role does sex play in both Mesopotamian myths and culture? How do the gods react towards sex? How does mankind? In what stories is sex an important topic? How is the deity in charge of sexuality portrayed? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why are some of these stories incomplete? What happened to the tablets over the centuries? What is the significance of the tablets being partially destroyed? How does that alter some of the stories? What is still unknown about some of the stories? What other important information is lost with the destruction of some of the tablets? How can the gaps in narration be filled in by studying the myths of other cultures?

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