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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nergal and Ereshkigal, Babylonian Version and Amarna Version.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Armana version, what does Nergal do to Namtar when he reaches the final door to the Underworld?
(a) Namtar is beheaded.
(b) Namtar is trapped in an icy pond.
(c) Namtar is trapped in the forecourt.
(d) Namtar is slapped in the face.

2. What goddess is said to have been the mother of Gilgamesh?
(a) Belet-ili.
(b) Ereshkigal.
(c) Lady Wild Cow.
(d) Ishtar.

3. How does Ereshkigal avenge herself upon Ishtar?
(a) Namtar casts sixty diseases on Ishtar.
(b) Namtar tricks Ishtar into marrying a beast.
(c) Namtar removes Ishtar's divine rights.
(d) She traps Ishtar in an icy lake.

4. How does Shamash help Gilgamesh in his battle against Humbaba?
(a) Shamash convinces Humbaba that using weapons will be dishonorable to the gods.
(b) Shamash calls down the thirteen winds.
(c) Shamash subdues Humbaba.
(d) Shamash tricks Humbaba into looking the wrong way.

5. What does Ea advise Nergal to refrain from while in the Underworld?
(a) Mentioning the names of any other gods.
(b) Sleeping with Ereshkigal.
(c) Looking Ereshkigal in the eyes.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many myths are contained in this book?

2. What tool, in this book, explains how these myths came about?

3. When sent from the Underworld, why is Namtar unable to locate Nergal?

4. For whom must Ishtar be exchanged in Kurnugi?

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

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