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Quiz for Primary Source 1.3: Enheduana’s “Exaltation of Inanna”

1. What characteristic did Enhedauna’s description of Inanna emphasize?

The goddess’s unceasing kindness and generosity

The fact that Inanna was a “lady”

The connections between Inanna and all women

The goddess’s role in protecting women from men

Correct. The answer is b. Enhedauna presented Inanna as a noble lady presiding over her subjects.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Enhedauna presented Inanna as a noble lady presiding over her subjects.

2. Enheduana’s “Exaltation of Inanna” suggests that the Akkadians believed that humans should

heap praise upon the deities they wished to influence.

ask for nothing from the gods.

turn their backs on gods who punished them or failed to deliver divine favors.

remind the gods of their duties and responsibilities to their mortal charges.

Correct. The answer is a. Enheduana spared no superlatives in her description of Inanna’s glory.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Enheduana spared no superlatives in her description of Inanna’s glory.