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Question #1
Ancient religions recognized many gods, and made stories about them to explain natural phenomenon. A culture that worships many gods is called:
A.
humanist
B.
atheistic
C.
pantheistic
D.
polytheistic
Question #2
Tiamat was the Mother Goddess of Babylonian mythology. She is defeated by her grandson Marduk, who then creates the earth and sky:
A.
in six days
B.
from her body
C.
from clay
D.
with his wife, Inanna
Question #3
Civilization is a state of human existence in which people live together for mutual benefit. One civilization began in ancient Greece, was copied and improved by ancient Rome, and is the foundation of our own civilization. It is called:
A.
Humanist Civilization
B.
Western Civilization
C.
Classical Civilization
D.
Eastern Civilization
Question #4
In Egyptian mythology Nut, goddess of the sky, is the Mother Goddess. She is impregnated by her lovers Geb and Thoth, which enrages her husband:
A.
the Elder Horus
B.
King Tut
C.
Anubis, god of embalming
D.
Re, god of the sun
Question #5
Gilgamesh undertakes a quest to find immortality. He travels to Mount Mashu, where he finds the entrance to another world guarded by:
A.
Scorpion men
B.
Fifty unsullied warriors
C.
Siduri, the alewife
D.
A troll who asks three questions
Question #6
At the beginning of his epic, Gilgamesh is not a wise ruler. The gods create Enkidu to challenge him. Enkidu is:
A.
the monster of the cedar forest
B.
the god of vengeance
C.
a priest
D.
a wild man who lives with beasts
Question #7
After becoming friends with the king, Enkidu feels useless. Gilgamesh proposes they undertake a journey to kill Humbaba, a monster who lives in:
A.
the cedar forest
B.
the sea
C.
the underworld
D.
Egypt
Question #8
An epic poem consists of three elements: great length, a central hero and:
A.
passages intended to be sung
B.
a combination of historical and mythological elements
C.
the interpretation of dreams
D.
the death of a major character
Question #9
Gilgamesh asks Utnapishtim for the secret to eternal live. Utnaphishtim agress to tell him, if he can do what:
A.
stay awake for five days
B.
defeat the Bull of Heaven
C.
cut trees to make poles
D.
kill the monster of the cedar forest
Question #10
In early cultures, the gods are born of primal elements like earth, water or sky. In Babylonian mythology they were Apsu the sweet water, Tiamat the salt water and:
A.
Shamash, the sun
B.
Mummu, the mist
C.
Anu, the heavens
D.
Apu, the wind
Question #11
Before the arrival of Enkidu into the city, Gilgamesh has two dreams. In one, a star falls at his feet and in the other he discovers a strangely shaped axe. These dreams are interpreted as omens of Enkidu by:
A.
his father, Lugulbanda
B.
his mother, Ninsun
C.
Utanpishtim the Faraway
D.
Enkidu himself
Question #12
Osiris is the oldest child of Nut, born as a man. He becomes the god of fertility and ruler of the underworld after his brother Set tricks him into:
A.
swallowing a scorpion
B.
marrying his sister, Isis
C.
lying in a wooden box
D.
a quest to the land beyond life
Question #13
The first laws were written in cuneiform on black stone markers, and allowed the king to rule in absentia, that is, while he was not present in the city. This king was:
A.
Nebuchadnezzar
B.
Nineveh
C.
Hammurabi
D.
Ashursirbanipal
Question #14
While the civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia worshipped many gods, the Abrahamic faiths worshipped only one god. The oldest of the Abrahamic faiths is:
A.
Hindusim
B.
Christianity
C.
Zoroastrianism
D.
Judaism
Question #15
The goddess Ishtar proposes that Gilgamesh marry her, but he refuses because:
A.
he must travel beyond the mountain
B.
Enkidu advises him to not do it
C.
she abuses her lovers
D.
he is only two-thirds god
Question #16
Gilgamesh finds a plant that gives eternal youth, which is stolen by a snake. He knows the snake will be young forever because:
A.
The snake sheds its skin
B.
Utnapishtim shows him seven loaves of bread
C.
The god Shamash tells him
D.
The snake enters The Garden of Eden
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