Epics and Mesopotamian Mythology

Question 1

A descriptive phrase that presents a particular trait of a person or thing is a..?

Accepted Answer

Epithet

Question 2

Who is Mummu's parents?

Accepted Answer

Apus and Tramat

Question 3

The Epic of Gilgamesh is a _____ myth

Accepted Answer

Babylonian and Sumerian

Question 4

Who is Tiamat?

Accepted Answer

Babylonian she-dragon of choas

Question 5

The hero of the epic is a horrible leader who identifies with rulers

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

When was the alphabet developed?

Accepted Answer

1300 BCE

Question 7

Who is Sin?

Accepted Answer

the enemy of wrong doers

Question 8

How many clay tablets have been discovered in Ashurbanipal's library?

Accepted Answer

24000

Question 9

What is an epic?

Accepted Answer

long narrative poem that relates to a larger than life hero

Question 10

Before the story begins there is an invocation to some deity

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Who isn't a god in Mesopotamian Mythology?

Accepted Answer

Uta

Question 12

Mesopotamians kept ____ ____

Accepted Answer

vast records that have survived thousands of years

Question 13

What is a Homeric Simile?

Accepted Answer

a detailed comparison that is very long, an Epic Simile

Question 14

How many main epic characteristics are there?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 15

What do we look for in a hero now?

Accepted Answer

bravery, strength, mercy, the ablity to be humble

Question 16

Which best describes an epic simile?

Accepted Answer

elaborate comparisons relating heroic events to normal life

Question 17

The world's first dynasty was founded by...

Accepted Answer

Sargon l

Question 18

What is a Folk Epic?

Accepted Answer

an epic that was told verbally and changed over thime

Question 19

Who is the god of the sky in Mesopotamian Mythology?

Accepted Answer

An

Question 20

Sometimes gods or other supernatural beings take part in the action

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Do all heroes achieve immortality?

Accepted Answer

Only a type of immortality

Question 22

What is a Literary Epic?

Accepted Answer

an epic that was written down and didn't change over time

Question 23

The story is told eloquently

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

What does In Media Res mean?

Accepted Answer

in the middle of things

Question 25

An epic hero is like Superman

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

Who built the Hanging Gardens and when?

Accepted Answer

King Nebuchadnezzar ll; 604 BCE

Question 27

Epics are often...

Accepted Answer

written or told on a grand-scale, often in ceremonial style

Question 28

The setting of an epic is not contained in one area

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

What is one of the biggest city-states?

Accepted Answer

Babylon

Question 30

An epic hero...

Accepted Answer

overcome great obstacles/opponents & maintains his humanity

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