1. IshmeAdad Cornelius is the son of:
A)
Marduk and Sarpanitum
B)
Bill Gates and Martha Stewart
C)
Zig ApilSin and Cornellia Cornelius
D)
Nabu and Tashmetum
2. In the city of Borsippa, IshmeAdad and Bel-Ibni begin their journey. Who are the two deities of this city they pay tribute to:
A)
Zig ApilSin and Cornellia Cornelius
B)
Nabu and Tashmetum
C)
Apollo and Venus
D)
Ted Turner and Donald Trump
3. The Entemenanki’s translation is:
A)
“House of the Platform of Heaven and Earth”
B)
“Enter Mankind”
C)
“House of the Rising Sun”
D)
“Trump Tower”
4. The Esaglia is decorated in:
A)
The heads of enemies.
B)
Martha Stewart’s K-mart specials.
C)
Colored, baked clay motifs of farmers working the fields.
D)
Gold! Lots and lots of gold. Even the rafters are gold!
5. When Anu puts the four winds he created into Marduk’s hand, he said:
A)
Don’t poke your eye out, son!
B)
Play nice with the boys, now.
C)
My son, let them play!
D)
There’s no place like home, Toto!
6. Bel-Ibni, IshmeAdad and Zig all travel down the road named, "May the enemy not have victory", and entered the city through -
A)
the back door.
B)
the Ishtar Gate.
C)
the Marduk Gate.
D)
Bill Gates
7. When traveling through the streets, to the New Year’s house, our trio hear songs -
A)
dedicated to livestock.
B)
sung by the Tabernacle Choir.
C)
ranging from frivolous songs to Ishtar to more serious ones about Marduk and the gods.
D)
by “The Scorpions”.
8. On the tenth day…
A)
Marduk created Kash!
B)
The Ishtar priestesses all danced around the statue of Ishtar and drank date wine.
C)
Michael Moore showed up to film a documentary about Pagan New Years’ festivals.
D)
There was a feast with all the gods present, hosted by Marduk.
9. It is suspected that Zig’s favorite part of the whole festival is:
A)
Raising taxes.
B)
Getting drunk with his pal, Apiladey.
C)
Dancing on table-tops to impress the ladies
D)
The marriage bed ceremony.
10. At the end of our tour, we learn that the gods aren’t happy unless…
A)
The humans who serve them are happy.
B)
Zig dances for them.
C)
The Mesopotamian Scribes are happy.
D)
The king cries like a baby.