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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ishtar turn the shepherd into?
(a) Dirt
(b) A Wolf
(c) A tree
(d) A sheep

2. Including animals, how many lovers does Gilgamesh say that Ishtar has had?
(a) Seven
(b) Six
(c) Eight
(d) Ten

3. How far down does the mountain reach?
(a) The bottom of the sea
(b) Into the Underworld
(c) The otherside of the world
(d) The top of the temple in Uruk

4. What does Gilgamesh do with the horns of the bull of heaven?
(a) Hangs them in his throne room
(b) Hangs them in the temple
(c) Hangs them above the door to his palace
(d) Sacrifices them to Shamash

5. What is a recension?
(a) A period of extreme famine
(b) A time when water recedes after a flood
(c) A time of economic depression
(d) A revision of a text

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gilgamesh spurns Ishtar, from whom does the goddess ask for help?

2. In what river do the two men wash their hands?

3. How does Gilgamesh know something is wrong with Enkidu?

4. Who is Sin?

5. What does Enkidu throw at Ishtar?

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