Exam 1 Multiple Choice

Question 1

Arabs, Jews, and Babylonians would be considered SEMITIC people because they share..?

Answer 1

Language Base

Question 2

Both the older Atum version of creation and the newer Ptah version of creation share which of the following motifs (patterns) in ancient Egyptian myth?

Answer 2

Symbolic significance of the mouth

Question 3

The PRIMARY purpose of the “Enuma elish” which was re-enacted every spring by the ancient Babylonians, was:

Answer 3

To give humans the power of language, as Marduk demonstrated in proving his power to defeat Tiamat.

Question 4

Gilgamesh’s refusal to accept Ishtar’s marriage proposal is significant because:

Answer 4

It shows that Gilgamesh inadvertently rejects immortality.

Question 5

All of the following pairs are involved in power struggles WITH EACH OTHER in the their respective mythologies EXCEPT:

Answer 5

Apsu and Tiamat

Question 6

The battle between Gilgamesh and Humbaba is particularly significant in Ancient Near Eastern mythology because it demonstrates that:

Answer 6

humans are the puppets of the gods.

Question 7

In THE DESCENT OF INANNA, we read the passage: “My crook was lost…the goat and the kids lie stretched in the dust, their mouths are blue…the churn overtuned and no milk flowing, the mug on its side not for my drinking.” This comment refers to which of the following, central functions of myth?

Answer 7

The notion that Damuzi as a dying-rising divinity.

Question 8

Which of the following accurately describes the difference between mythic FUNCTIONS of the Nile River and the Tigris-Euphrates river system in their respective mythologies?

Answer 8

The flooding of the Nile River has positive effects while flooding of the Tigris-Euphrates may have negative effects.

Question 9

Osiris and Damuzi have all of the following in common except:

Answer 9

The both function as sacrificial substitutes for another deity.

Question 10

Which of the following would be considered a SACROSANCT monarch?

Answer 10

Osiris