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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the mountain to where Gilgamesh travels?
(a) Enkidush
(b) Ninunia
(c) Mashu
(d) Shamun

2. What type of demons will pull Gilgamesh's chariot?
(a) Earth
(b) Storm
(c) Water
(d) Wind

3. What is a talent?
(a) A type of sword
(b) An ability a person has to perform well
(c) A unit of measure equalling about sixty pounds
(d) A unit for measuring length

4. What other people try to discourage Gilgamesh from undertaking his voyage to engage Humbaba?
(a) The woman
(b) The shepherds
(c) The elders of Uruk
(d) His mother

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh do with the horns of the bull of heaven?

2. What does Ishtar turn the gardener into?

3. What is the chariot made of that Ishtar promises Gilgamesh?

4. Who does Gilgamesh's mother pray to for protection for her son?

5. What does Enkidu throw at Ishtar?

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