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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Marduk give to the area in front of Esharra?

2. What is Erra's station amongst the Gods?

3. What act does Mami claim will cause Ninurta to be worshiped throughout the land?

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

5. What gift to Ea bestow upon Adapa?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Adapa curse the South Wind and what are the consequences?

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

5. What leads to Ea slaying both Apsu and Mummu?

6. Who is Haharnum?

7. Who does Anu initially choose to battle Anzu and why do the warriors refuse?

8. How does Ninurta ultimately defeat Anzu?

9. How does Ishum end Erra's devastation of the world?

10. What leads to Marduk accepting the challenge to face Tiamat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does Tiamat play as a primeval goddess? What is significant about her status as a being of chaos? What theological implications can be found when considering that Marduk used Tiamat's remains to create the world? How does her monstrous army encourage her chaotic reign? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why is the Theology of Dunnu important? How does it reflect upon the diversity of Mesopotamia? Why is this important to know about today? In what ways does the Theology of Dunnu explain the world? How does it differ from the Epic of Creation? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

In the story of Etana, the eagle betrays the snake by eating its young, leading to the eagle's violent punishment. Discuss the roles of the eagle and the snake. What are some of the natural connotations, literary and otherwise, dredged up when thinking of snakes? What about eagles? How does this role reversal shift the reader's preconceptions of these animals? How does this speak to the diversity of Mesopotamia? What are the underlying themes of the eagle and the snake's story?

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