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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.
polytheistic
B.
atheistic
C.
pantheistic
D.
humanist
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.
from her body
B.
from clay
C.
with his wife, Inanna
D.
in six days
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.
Western Civilization
B.
Humanist Civilization
C.
Eastern Civilization
D.
Classical 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.
Anubis, god of embalming
B.
King Tut
C.
the Elder Horus
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.
Fifty unsullied warriors
B.
Siduri, the alewife
C.
A troll who asks three questions
D.
Scorpion men
Question #6
At the beginning of his epic, Gilgamesh is not a wise ruler. The gods create Enkidu to challenge him. Enkidu is:
A.
a priest
B.
the god of vengeance
C.
a wild man who lives with beasts
D.
the monster of the cedar forest
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 underworld
C.
Egypt
D.
the sea
Question #8
An epic poem consists of three elements: great length, a central hero and:
A.
passages intended to be sung
B.
the death of a major character
C.
the interpretation of dreams
D.
a combination of historical and mythological elements
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.
kill the monster of the cedar forest
D.
cut trees to make poles
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.
Anu, the heavens
B.
Apu, the wind
C.
Mummu, the mist
D.
Shamash, the sun
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 mother, Ninsun
B.
Enkidu himself
C.
his father, Lugulbanda
D.
Utanpishtim the Faraway
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.
marrying his sister, Isis
B.
a quest to the land beyond life
C.
swallowing a scorpion
D.
lying in a wooden box
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.
Ashursirbanipal
B.
Nineveh
C.
Hammurabi
D.
Nebuchadnezzar
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.
Judaism
B.
Zoroastrianism
C.
Hindusim
D.
Christianity
Question #15
The goddess Ishtar proposes that Gilgamesh marry her, but he refuses because:
A.
Enkidu advises him to not do it
B.
he is only two-thirds god
C.
he must travel beyond the mountain
D.
she abuses her lovers
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.
Utnapishtim shows him seven loaves of bread
B.
The snake enters The Garden of Eden
C.
The snake sheds its skin
D.
The god Shamash tells him
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