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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A that Yellowtail Snake had convinced Master King that Blacksnake was much smaller than he was
B that Master King’s snake was longer than both Yellowtail Snake and Blacksnake
C that Master King had ordered both Yellowtail Snake and Blacksnake to be measured, and the longer one would be rewarded
D that everyone in Master King’s yard was saying Yellowtail Snake was longer than Blacksnake
Question #2
A sheep
B cow
C chicken
D pig
Question #3
A cutting off Blacksnake’s tail and bringing it to the palace
B turning Blacksnake into a pig
C getting Yellowtail Snake to capture and kill Blacksnake
D bringing Blacksnake to him stretched full-length on a pole
Question #4
A weaves a web around an ant and threatens to kill him if the ant does not take the box and carry it himself
B makes an ant carry the box back to the king, who gets angry and kills the ant
C leaves the box in his son’s field, and his son is then condemned to carry it
D tricks an ant into holding it for a while, and then he runs away, leaving the ant to carry the burden
Question #5
A steals his son’s sticks and beats the dwarf until he gives him water
B forces his son to give him the water he got from the dwarf
C makes the dwarf his prisoner until he promises to give him water
D takes two big sticks and beats the dwarf so badly he kills him
Question #6
A the cup used by Jesus at the last supper with his disciples
B a sacred chalice that supposedly belonged to Mary Magdalene and was found by the Templars when they invaded Jerusalem
C a goblet stolen from the Temple of Solomon by the Romans
D the bowl used by Pilate to wash his hands after sentencing Jesus to death
Question #7
A are spiders and fishermen
B are ants and farmers
C are spiders and farmers
D are ants and fishermen
Question #8
A serve as examples to the audience of what will happen to them if they break the rules of society
B make reference to outsiders, mocking them and making them the trickster’s victims
C highlight the trickster’s use of magic and/or deceit in order to get what he wants
D show that being a coward or deceitful can bring great reward
Question #9
A a male lover’s worship of a woman, doing brave deeds for her and remaining faithful to her even if she did not return his love
B engaged couples from noble families being allowed to have sex before marriage
C a noblewoman’s promise of faithfulness to her chosen lover, even if he were married to someone else
D payments to the ruling monarch in order for a nobleman to have the privilege of choosing his own wife
Question #10
A but once each winter, Odin allows him his freedom
B whenever some of the venom drips on him he writhes in pain, causing an earthquake
C when Baldr’s ghost comes to him and haunts him, Loki shivers and causes blizzards on the earth
D his wife, however, collects the venom in a bowl so she can use it to poison the gods
Question #11
A frees the Midgard Serpent, which then poisons Baldr with its venom
B hands the blind Hod a piece of mistletoe and tells him to throw it at Baldr
C disguises himself as a Valkyrie in order to lead Baldr to his death
D deceives Frigg into believing Baldr is plotting against the Aesir and therefore must be killed
Question #12
A when aristocratic men earned status as heroes by choosing a life of poverty and religious service
B when only the king could elevate his personal servants to the status of knights
C when only a nobleman could qualify for knighthood after training first as a page and then as a squire
D when men could become knights only after first swearing never to get married
Question #13
A Loki
B Thor
C Baldr
D Odin
Question #14
A because Rama promises he will take her away with him if she survives the flames
B but Lakshmana puts out the flames and spares her life
C but she is spared from the flames because she is pure
D but Rama is later told she deceived him and did not enter the fire
Question #15
A to find a treasure hidden in the Garden of the Gods
B to defeat the Scorpion-Man and gain eternal life
C to rescue Ishtar, because he needs her help to bring Enkidu back to life
D to find Utnapishtim in a search for immortality, because Gilgamesh is afraid of death
Question #16
A maksa: liberation of the soul through moderation and discipline
B varna: conduct according to the strict caste system
C dharma : righteousness and duty – moral principles of behavior
D artha: material prosperity
Question #17
A the gods do not care about mortals, so no one needs to worship them anymore
B that all mortals, including himself, will eventually die, but their great deeds will insure their names are remembered
C because he lost the magic plant, Enkidu cannot be brought back to life
D the Utnapishtim betrayed Gilgamesh in order to prevent him from gaining immortality
Question #18
A when he finds her alone with Enkidu and orders her to be exiled from Uruk
B when he mistakes her for a common slave and orders her to leave his palace
C by threatening to have Enkidu kill her
D when he rejects her advances and points out to her how she destroyed her previous lovers
Question #19
A transmigration of the atman into another life form only as punishment for not following the dharma
B judgment by Vishnu after an individual has died, and then extinction of the soul into Brahman
C reincarnation of the soul into another human form based on the accumulation of good karma
D transmigration of the atman into another life form based upon the karma an individual earns through following their specific dharma
Question #20
A behaves with extreme arrogance and is often impetuous and self-centered
B relies on the wild man Enkidu to fight the enemies of Uruk because Gilgamesh is afraid of death
C is a humble servant of the ruler of Uruk
D must kill the Bull of Ishtar in order to become ruler of Uruk