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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the story depicting the theft of the Tablet of Destiny end in the Old Babylonian version?
(a) Nirgirsu cutting off Anzum's wings.
(b) Anzum's body being thrown from the cliffs.
(c) Anzum surrendering the Tablet.
(d) Nirgirsu shooting Anzum in the heart.

2. What function does the Tablet of Destinies serve?
(a) It controls the seasonal changes.
(b) It controls the weather patterns.
(c) It controls how long mankind lives.
(d) It controls the orders and fates for the gods.

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

4. In the Old Babylonian version of the theft of the Tablet of Destiny, what is Anzu's name?
(a) Anzom.
(b) Anzam.
(c) Anzum.
(d) Anzim.

5. What is significant about the Theology of Dunnu?
(a) It shows that written records were kept before Mesopotamia.
(b) It shows that Ancient Babylonians did not actually take their gods literally.
(c) It shows that not all areas in Mesopotamia had the same beliefs.
(d) It shows that there was a belief system before Marduk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the gods know when Ninurta has slain Anzu?

2. Who is the offspring of the Cattle God and the Sea?

3. Who are the Sebitti?

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

5. Which one of the following is an offspring of the Earth and her partner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Erra trick Marduk into leaving his palace?

2. What happens when Erra takes over Marduk's palace?

3. Why is the eagle left to die in the pit in Etana's story?

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

5. How does Ninurta ultimately defeat Anzu?

6. What is significant about the Mesopotamian culture when reading the Theology of Dunnu?

7. Of what is the Theology of Dunnu symbolic?

8. How does Hayyashum contribute to the making of the world in the Theology of Dunnu?

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

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

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