CLT3378 02 Ancient Mythology East and West Spring 2015 Study Guide for Exam 2 I Format for Exam 2 1 Multiple Choice or True False questions 40 points a Answer twenty multiple choice or True False questions each worth 2 points b Actual wording for this section as it will appear on the exam Multiple Choice or True False Questions 40 points Circle either the letter A B C or D beside the correct answer OR true or false for the following twenty questions There is only one correct answer for each question c Sample questions are 1 When Apsu tells Tiamat his plan to kill their children she A asks how she can help him finally get rid of them B is opposed to the plan C makes no reply at all D kills Apsu on the spot 2 Gods can be tricksters True False 2 Choose 6 out of 8 short answer questions 60 points a Actual wording for this section as it will appear on the exam Short answer 60 points Choose six out of the following eight In each of your answers write at least four complete sentences Make sure to answer all parts of a question b Each short answer question will have a direct quotation from one of your assigned readings either from the required textbooks or from the online readings in the Course Library and questions based on this quotation Questions can include but are not limited to the following What literary work is being quoted What character is speaking these lines Why does this character say what he she does Based on this quotation what can we tell about the author of this work What is going on in the story at this point How are the events described here similar to different from another myth which will be stated specifically in this question II Review Questions The following questions are meant to aid you in thinking about the material for the exam 1 How do the flood myths Epic of Gilgamesh Noah Genesis Arthasis we have Hebrew story speaks of God while the Babylonian mentions several gods read differ from each other The Babylonian ark was square while the Hebrew ark was rectangular The Babylonian hero saved not only his family but craftsmen who worked on the The biblical rains lasted forty days and nights while the Babylonian version says ark as well six And the arks landed on different mountains Which elements are the same Global flood sent by God or gods to control people God or gods contacted the hero to build ark of wood The arks were very large and contained specimens of all animals The hero determined the end of the ordeal by sending out birds When the inhabitants of the ark were released the hero sacrificed to God the gods who blessed him What do the differences between the flood myths tell us about the different cultures from which they originated For instance how do these cultures view the role of their god s Babylonian culture polytheistic Hebrew culture monotheistic Yahweh How does the Israelite account seek to distinguish itself from the Babylonian flood myths Israelite account seeks to teach lesson on morality by God punishing man for immoral actions where Babylonian accounts seek to correct global overpopulation Israelite one God Babylonian multiple gods What do the differences in the texts tell you about the authors intentions For instance why is the beginning of the flood myth in the Epic of Gilgamesh different from the beginning of the flood myth in Atrahasis The author of Atrahasis more emphasis on the flood to correct overpopulation The author Epic of Gilgamesh explains only survivor of the flood is king and history behind the flood The author of Noah wants the reader to be aware of the ramifications of not following God s laws and mandate 2 How is each flood hero Atrahasis Utnapishtim and Noah characterized Atrahasis wise righteous king Noah righteous moralistic obedient Utnapishtim king priest 3 Compare and contrast the tricksters How do these tricksters trick people gods Ea Enki Liar Serpent Manipulator transforms him self world around him Raven Shape shifter Disguise Coyote Cheater Anansi Verbal Tricks Are these tricksters also culture heroes Ea Enki Serpent No Raven Coyote Yes Anansi Are these tricksters connected with creation If so how do they create things and what do they create Ea Enki Serpent Yes cause for God punishing Adam Eve created suffering And sin Raven Creates world animals Coyote No Anansi Do they establish the way things are in this world Ea Enki Serpent Suffering sin Creates world made Coyote Fire Anansi Raven rivers Do they re distribute things Ea Enki Serpent Suffering sin Raven Sun Moon Coyote Distribute fire To tribes Anansi Are they shape shifters Are their bodies malleable Ea Enki No Serpent No God changes his form Raven Coyote Anansi Yes Yes takes skin off Do they straddle the line between gods humans and animals Ea Enki Yes personal god Serpent animal Raven Yes son of god Kit ka ostitiyi qa Coyote binatural thing god Anansi Sky god Nyame as man Kweku As spider Are they amoral Ea Enki Serpent Yes Are they ever punished for their actions Raven Coyote Anansi Ea Enki Yes personal god Serpent Raven Yes crawl on belly Yes son of god Kit ka ostitiyi qa Coyote No Anansi Sky god Nyame as man Kweku As spider 4 How are the three folktales that represent AT Tale Type 720 The Juniper Tree The Crow s Nest and The Rose Tree both similar to and different from one another Similarities Male child killed by mother stepmother Cooking dead children Singing songs Father eats dead child meal Collecting of bones Hid remains under in tree Bird crows flies put from tree Millard millstone Millstone dropped on killers mother stepmothers killers Bird gives gifts to all but killer White common color across all three Red in Juniper and Rose Differences Juniper Tree kills for inheritance Crow s Nest biological mother not stepmother The Rose Tree victim is a girl not boy Bird are different Crows Nest Crow Rose Tree White Bird Juniper Tree Beautiful Bird 5 How are the three folktales that represent AT Folktale Type 425 Cupid and Psyche The Singing Soaring Lark and the Tale of Tulisa both similar to and different from one another Similarities 3 daughters Marriage Husbands in the evening Beauty Beast theme Differences In Singing Soaring Lark they do not end up together Father more involved in in Singing Soaring Lark and Tulisa than in Cupid Psyche Ugly monster husbands in Singing Soaring Lark Tulisa not in Cupid Cupid was actually handsome Cupid Psyche mother in law in story no in laws in other twon III List of Terms As a study aid for the exam make sure you can
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