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| What quality sets Gilgamesh apart from other characters? |
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| He is part god, and part man. |
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| Why is the battle with Humbaba classified as an archetypal battle? |
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| It includes a recurring theme or pattern in history. |
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| What does Enkidu mean when he advises Gilgamesh, "First entrap the bird, and where shall the chicks run then". |
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| After Humbaba is captured, his followers will have nowhere to go. |
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| What important lesson does Gilgamesh learn after the battle with Humbaba? |
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| A brave victory does not ensure the pleasure of the gods. |
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| Which character traits does Gilgamesh show in the story of the flood? |
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| Courage and steadfastness. |
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| All three of the Egyptian poems that we read have mostly to do with what? |
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| In "Your Love Dear Man, Is as Lovely to Me," the speaker compares love primarily to what? |
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| In "I Think I'll Go Home and Lie Very Still", what is the speakers main purpose? |
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| To let his lover know his feelings. |
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| What element of "The Voice of the Swallow, Flittering, Calls to Me" is most characteristic of pastoral poetry? |
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| The expression of emotion by an uncomplicated character. |
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| An important purpose of The Creation and the Fall story is to explain what? |
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| How human suffering originated. |
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| The Garden of Eden is an archetypal symbol of human what? |
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| The seventh day of creation suggests a need for people to find a balance between what? |
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| What does the tree of life symbolize? |
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| The link between earthly and spiritual worlds. |
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| What is the purpose of the flood story? |
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| To relate God's covenant with humankind. |
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| In the Story of the Flood, humans are promised that in exchange for their loyalty to God they can expect that God will do what? |
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| What quality did Noah have that led God to choose him to survive the flood? |
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| He was just and obedient. |
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| What is an important lesson in the book of Ruth? |
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| That faithfulness is rewarded. |
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| What can a reader infer from the story of Ruth about property customs in early Hebrew history? |
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| Property is passed from male to male through family ties. |
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| In contrast to Biblical stories such as David and Goliath and the book of Ruth, the Psalms characteristically show more of what? |
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| What do Psalms 8, 19, and 23 have in common? |
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| They offer praise and thanksgiving to God. |
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| In the battle of David and Goliath, David relies on what? |
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| In the battle of David and Goliath, Goliath relies on what? |
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| The power of his own abilities. |
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