A.   relies on the wild man Enkidu to fight the enemies of Uruk because Gilgamesh is afraid of death

B.   must kill the Bull of Ishtar in order to become ruler of Uruk

C.   is a humble servant of the ruler of Uruk

D.   behaves with extreme arrogance and is often impetuous and self-centered

A.   reincarnation of the soul into another human form based on the accumulation of good karma

B.   judgment by Vishnu after an individual has died, and then extinction of the soul into Brahman

C.   transmigration of the atman into another life form based upon the karma an individual earns through following their specific dharma

D.   transmigration of the atman into another life form only as punishment for not following the dharma

A.   when he mistakes her for a common slave and orders her to leave his palace

B.   when he finds her alone with Enkidu and orders her to be exiled from Uruk

C.   by threatening to have Enkidu kill her

D.   when he rejects her advances and points out to her how she destroyed her previous lovers

A.   that all mortals, including himself, will eventually die, but their great deeds will insure their names are remembered

B.   the gods do not care about mortals, so no one needs to worship them anymore

C.   the Utnapishtim betrayed Gilgamesh in order to prevent him from gaining immortality

D.   because he lost the magic plant, Enkidu cannot be brought back to life

A.   varna: conduct according to the strict caste system

B.   maksa: liberation of the soul through moderation and discipline

C.   artha: material prosperity

D.   dharma : righteousness and duty - moral principles of behavior

A.   to defeat the Scorpion-Man and gain eternal life

B.   to find a treasure hidden in the Garden of the Gods

C.   to find Utnapishtim in a search for immortality, because Gilgamesh is afraid of death

D.   to rescue Ishtar, because he needs her help to bring Enkidu back to life

A.   but Lakshmana puts out the flames and spares her life

B.   but Rama is later told she deceived him and did not enter the fire

C.   but she is spared from the flames because she is pure

D.   because Rama promises he will take her away with him if she survives the flames

A.   Thor

B.   Odin

C.   Loki

D.   Baldr

A.   when only a nobleman could qualify for knighthood after training first as a page and then as a squire

B.   when aristocratic men earned status as heroes by choosing a life of poverty and religious service

C.   when men could become knights only after first swearing never to get married

D.   when only the king could elevate his personal servants to the status of knights

A.   deceives Frigg into believing Baldr is plotting against the Aesir and therefore must be killed

B.   frees the Midgard Serpent, which then poisons Baldr with its venom

C.   disguises himself as a Valkyrie in order to lead Baldr to his death

D.   hands the blind Hod a piece of mistletoe and tells him to throw it at Baldr

A.   when Baldr's ghost comes to him and haunts him, Loki shivers and causes blizzards on the earth

B.   but once each winter, Odin allows him his freedom

C.   whenever some of the venom drips on him he writhes in pain, causing an earthquake

D.   his wife, however, collects the venom in a bowl so she can use it to poison the gods

A.   a noblewoman's promise of faithfulness to her chosen lover, even if he were married to someone else

B.   payments to the ruling monarch in order for a nobleman to have the privilege of choosing his own wife

C.   engaged couples from noble families being allowed to have sex before marriage

D.   a male lover's worship of a woman, doing brave deeds for her and remaining faithful to her even if she did not return his love

A.   make reference to outsiders, mocking them and making them the trickster's victims

B.   show that being a coward or deceitful can bring great reward

C.   highlight the trickster's use of magic and/or deceit in order to get what he wants

D.   serve as examples to the audience of what will happen to them if they break the rules of society

A.   are ants and fishermen

B.   are spiders and farmers

C.   are ants and farmers

D.   are spiders and fishermen

A.   the cup used by Jesus at the last supper with his disciples

B.   a sacred chalice that supposedly belonged to Mary Magdalene and was found by the Templars when they invaded Jerusalem

C.   a goblet stolen from the Temple of Solomon by the Romans

D.   the bowl used by Pilate to wash his hands after sentencing Jesus to death

A.   forces his son to give him the water he got from the dwarf

B.   makes the dwarf his prisoner until he promises to give him water

C.   takes two big sticks and beats the dwarf so badly he kills him

D.   steals his son's sticks and beats the dwarf until he gives him water

A.   makes an ant carry the box back to the king, who gets angry and kills the ant

B.   leaves the box in his son's field, and his son is then condemned to carry it

C.   weaves a web around an ant and threatens to kill him if the ant does not take the box and carry it himself

D.   tricks an ant into holding it for a while, and then he runs away, leaving the ant to carry the burden

A.   getting Yellowtail Snake to capture and kill Blacksnake

B.   cutting off Blacksnake's tail and bringing it to the palace

C.   turning Blacksnake into a pig

D.   bringing Blacksnake to him stretched full-length on a pole

A.   sheep

B.   pig

C.   chicken

D.   cow

A.   that Master King had ordered both Yellowtail Snake and Blacksnake to be measured, and the longer one would be rewarded

B.   that everyone in Master King's yard was saying Yellowtail Snake was longer than Blacksnake

C.   that Yellowtail Snake had convinced Master King that Blacksnake was much smaller than he was

D.   that Master King's snake was longer than both Yellowtail Snake and Blacksnake