World Lit I Midterm Review

Question 1

In Enuma Elish, the universe is created out of:

Accepted Answer

Tiamat's body

Question 2

Which is NOT one of the 4 Noble Truths of Buddhism?

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we can be freed from suffering by following the Tenfold Path

Question 3

Which is NOT a major Hindu religious text?

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The Analects

Question 4

What two trees existed in the Garden of Eden?

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The Tree of Life; The Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil

Question 5

Inanna escapes the underworld permanently by

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sending her husband in her place

Question 6

The Analects are records of Confucius' teachings.

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True

Question 7

The history of which group is detailed in Genesis?

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The Hebrews

Question 8

A similar flood story is shared in which two stories that we read?

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Genesis and Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 9

In Enuma Elish, Tiamat and Apsu represent

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salt water and fresh water

Question 10

Lysistrata was written by the Greek playwright Aristophanes.

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True

Question 11

Joseph Campbell noted that many stories follow a pattern called

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The Hero's Journey

Question 12

Quietism is the policy encouraged by

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The Dao De Jing

Question 13

The Epic of Gilgamesh was originally written in

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Cuneiform

Question 14

Vedas means "those who seek truth".

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False

Question 15

Confucius was NOT:

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from a poor family

Question 16

The hero of which story was most likely a real king of the city of Uruk?

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The Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 17

Lysistrata wants to end the war between

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Athens and Sparta

Question 18

Which is not a symbolic item or animal in The Descent of Inanna?

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cats

Question 19

Hinduism focuses on escaping the caste system by reaching Nirvana.

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False

Question 20

The author of the Dao De Jing is

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Lao Tzu

Question 21

A major theme of Lysistrata is:

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Gender politics

Question 22

In Enuma Elish, Qingu's blood is used to:

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create the first man

Question 23

Genesis Chapters 1 and 2 tells the Hebrew creation story.

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True

Question 24

In Lysistrata, the women withhold _____ from the men in order to stop the war.

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None of the above

Question 25

Which is NOT a common practice of Buddhists seeking to discover universal truth?

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fishing

Question 26

Chinese is the world's oldest language currently in use.

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True

Question 27

Women were worshipped in pre-urban Mesopotamia mainly because of

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their fertility

Question 28

Enuma Elish includes a "family tree" of the ancient Babylonian gods.

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True

Question 29

The ancient Chinese had many creation myths.

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False

Question 30

The area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, also known as _______, was the original site of many ancient cultures.

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Mesopotamia

Question 31

The Vedas were originally written in

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Sanskrit

Question 32

Euripides, the Greek playwright, wrote the play

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Medea

Question 33

Buddhism originated in China.

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False

Question 34

The Descent of Inanna contains all of these aspects of oral literature except

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iambic pentameter

Question 35

Gilgamesh receives the gift of immortality.

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False

Question 36

Inanna is the goddess _____ while her sister, Erec-ki-gala, is the goddess of _____.

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heaven and earth; the underworld

Question 37

Greek drama was originally written for festivals to celebrate the god

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Dionysus

Question 38

Writing was originally created mostly for

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bookkeeping

Question 39

In Lysistrata, there is a chorus of old men and a chorus of old women.

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True

Question 40

Buddha was born a prince.

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True

Question 41

Medea gets revenge against Jason by

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None of the above

Question 42

The Old Testament of the Bible Contains how many books?

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39

Question 43

Most ancient cultures were

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polytheistic

Question 44

Enkidu is civilized by

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a woman

Question 45

Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 signs experienced by Buddha?

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A dead dog

Question 46

Which is not a theme seen in Enuma Elish?

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Animals are man's best friend

Question 47

The myth Jason and the Argonauts:

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happens before the play Medea

Question 48

Medea was NOT originally from Greece.

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True

Question 49

The Descent of Inanna is the oldest text we have read this semester.

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True

Question 50

An example of an epic poem that we read is

Accepted Answer

The Epic of Gilgamesh

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