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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift to Ea bestow upon Adapa?
(a) Oratory skills.
(b) Foresight.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) The ability to say only the truth.

2. What name does Marduk give to the area in front of Esharra?
(a) Irbil.
(b) Mosul.
(c) Babylon.
(d) Mesopotamia.

3. Who marries Pasture and Poplar?
(a) The Sea.
(b) The Flock God.
(c) The Cattle God.
(d) The Herdsman God.

4. How does Erra, after taking over Marduk's palace, start draining the latter god's power?
(a) He shatters Marduk's sword.
(b) He keeps people from remembering that their god is Marduk.
(c) He keeps people from worshipping at Marduk's temples.
(d) He drinks Marduk's wine.

5. Why do Apsu and Mummu plan to kill the gods?
(a) They are too loud for Apsu.
(b) Apsu fears he made them defective.
(c) They are too weak for Apsu's plans.
(d) Apsu fears that they will rebel.

6. According to the story of Erra and Ishum, what will happen if Marduk leaves his palace?
(a) The world will implode.
(b) The people will stop caring for their homes.
(c) The world will be thrown into natural chaos and war.
(d) The people will forget about their deities.

7. What is the true reason for the Sebitti wanting to go to battle with Erra?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Resentment.
(d) Ambition.

8. Who is Adapa?
(a) The king who saved people and animals during the great flood.
(b) The man who takes Ishtar's place in the Underworld.
(c) A sage who taught mankind how to build a civilization.
(d) The god who insulted Namtar.

9. What was the Flock God son's relationship to his wife before they married?
(a) Father.
(b) Siblings.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Cousins.

10. What tree grows by Etana's fort?
(a) Willow.
(b) Maple.
(c) Birch.
(d) Poplar.

11. Because Adapa was mislead by Ea and Anu, what opportunity does he miss?
(a) Eternal life.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Divinity.
(d) The ability to travel through life and death.

12. How does the story of Erra and Ishum differ in format from the rest of the myths in this book?
(a) The story is told in verse.
(b) The story is told in iambic pentameter.
(c) The story is told in prose.
(d) The story is told in the form of speeches.

13. How does Ishum halt Erra's rampage on the world?
(a) He tells him that the other gods have abandoned Earth.
(b) He points out that Erra has taken over the universe.
(c) He tell him that the humans do not care about the gods.
(d) He tells him that Marduk has renounced his divinity.

14. To whom does the blessing of the bow refer in The Epic of Creation?
(a) Tiamat.
(b) Marduk.
(c) Ereshkigal.
(d) Ishtar.

15. Who does Hayyashum marry?
(a) His niece.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pact do the eagle and snake in Etana's story make with Shamash?

2. Who helps add to the vegetation and animals on Earth after marriage in the Theology of Dunnu?

3. What does Ea specifically tell Adapa that he must not eat while appearing before Anu?

4. How does Mami (or Belet-ili) explain the robbery of the Tablet to Ninurta?

5. What does Ishum offer to Erra for a cessation of the attacks on mankind?

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