According to the notes, how does Marduk create the universe?

• A. By weaving order from dust
• B. By defeating Tiamat and forming cosmos from her butchered body
• C. By commanding winds
• D. By breathing life into matter

Answer: (B)

The main idea being tested is how a myth depicts the creation of the world as a transformation of chaos into order through a triumphant act of a chief god. In the notes, Marduk’s victory over Tiamat—the chaos-goddess—culminates in using her butchered body to fashion the cosmos: her carcass becomes the heavens and the earth, setting up the ordered world and establishing Marduk’s authority and Babylon’s central role. This answer reflects a creation narrative where the universe is born from the defeat of chaos and the dismemberment of the goddess, rather than from weaving, winds, or breath alone.