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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Anzu - Standard and Old Babylonian Version.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ninurta return from the mountains after killing Anzu?
(a) Birdu.
(b) Marduk.
(c) Anzu.
(d) Ereshkigal.

2. What does Anzu look like?
(a) An eagle with a lion's mane.
(b) A mane-less lion with tail feathers.
(c) A lion-headed eagle.
(d) A wingless eagle.

3. In the story of Ereshkigal, why does Kakka tell the queen of the Underworld to send a messenger up to the world?
(a) They wish send some of their feast to her.
(b) They wish to send more help to the Underworld.
(c) They wish to assassinate the queen.
(d) They wish to to replace her messenger.

4. What Phoenician god might be based on the legend of Ereshkigal and Nergal?
(a) Baal.
(b) Adonis.
(c) Melqart.
(d) Tanit.

5. After seven years of famine, to what does mankind resort?
(a) Cannibalism.
(b) Warring.
(c) Eating dirt.
(d) Prostitution.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the shorter version of Anzu's story from Old Babylonia, where does the story start due to a missing tablet?

2. What does Gilgamesh use to cross over the deadly water past the mountains and darkness?

3. What is Sharur?

4. Who chooses Ninurta to attack Anzu?

5. What reason does the author give for noting similarities between these myths and other, well-known stories?

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