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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adapa and Etana.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Namtar?
(a) Ereshkigal's brother.
(b) Ereshkigal's judge.
(c) Ereshkigal's vizier.
(d) Ereshkigal's lover.

2. What Greek goddess is heavily connected to Ishtar?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Athena.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Artemis.

3. Who is the king of the old gods?
(a) Marduk.
(b) Ellil.
(c) Anu.
(d) Ea.

4. How long does Enki believe the flood will last?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Forty days and forty nights.
(d) Seven days.

5. When Nergal returns to the Underworld on his own, what happens when he finds Ereshkigal?
(a) He spits in Namtar's face.
(b) They remain in bed for seven days.
(c) Ereshkigal orders for him to be tortured.
(d) Ereshkigal strikes him in the face.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ereshkigal avenge herself upon Ishtar?

2. What threat does Ishtar use when addressing the gatekeeper of the Underworld?

3. What is unique about the plant Gilgamesh retrieves from the Apsu?

4. How does Ellil first punish mankind in the story of Atrahasis?

5. Who is Adapa?

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