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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many double hours does Gilgamesh travel before finding light?
(a) Twelve
(b) Ten
(c) Fifteen
(d) Twenty

2. How far does Enkidu say the cedar forest extends?
(a) One hundred acres
(b) A thousand acres
(c) Ten thousand miles
(d) A distance of ten thousand double-hours

3. Who do the elders counsel Gilgamesh to let lead the way?
(a) The shepherds
(b) Enkidu
(c) The animals
(d) The gods

4. Gilgamesh is now afraid of what?
(a) The desert
(b) Death
(c) The forest
(d) Wild animals

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enkidu throw at Ishtar?

2. What does Ishtar say Gilgamesh's goats shall bear?

3. The elders tell Gilgamesh that he is young and __________ has carried him away in proposing to battle Humbaba.

4. What is the name of the temple where Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to pray?

5. Who is Utnapishtim?

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