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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Enkidu react to Gilgamesh's dreams?
(a) He says they mean nothing
(b) He has similar dreams
(c) He interprets them positively
(d) He says he fears they will come true

2. What happens to those who go to the cedar forest?
(a) They are turned to stone
(b) Humbaba eats them
(c) Weakness overtakes them
(d) The gate burns them

3. Why do the gods create Enkidu?
(a) To spend time with the woman
(b) To rule Uruk
(c) To kill Gilgamesh
(d) To balance Gilgamesh's weaknesses

4. What things do the shepherds teach Enkidu?
(a) To eat, talk and behave as people in the city do
(b) To tend sheep
(c) To stalk and kill animals
(d) To fight like a soldier

5. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu first meet?
(a) At the marketplace
(b) In the woods
(c) At the river
(d) In the temple

Short Answer Questions

1. Gilgamesh's dreams are an example of what kind of narrative technique?

2. Where does Gilgamesh see the ax in his dream?

3. What does Gilgamesh say will happen if Humbaba kills him?

4. How many dreams does Gilgamesh have on the journey to the forest?

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

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