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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Enkidu go to a celebration in Uruk?
(a) Because he wants to be part of the celebration
(b) To stop Gilgamesh from sleeping with a new bride
(c) To dance with the woman
(d) To eat at the feast

2. The elders tell Gilgamesh that he is young and __________ has carried him away in proposing to battle Humbaba.
(a) Enkidu's friendship
(b) His pride
(c) His fear
(d) His heart

3. What presumably is written on the scribes tablet in the underworld?
(a) Gilgamesh's name
(b) Enkidu's name
(c) Shamash's name
(d) Utnapishtim's name

4. What do the axe and meteorite signify in relationship to Enkidu?
(a) They are elements of the relationship between Enkidu and Gilgamesh
(b) They predict how he will die
(c) They are weapons Enkidu will use to kill Gilgamesh
(d) They are weapons Gilgamesh will use to destroy Uruk

5. What is the woman called who seduces Enkidu?
(a) The courtier
(b) The courtesan
(c) Eanna
(d) The harlot

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh break when he meets Urshanabi?

2. Where does Enkidu go in his dream?

3. Gilgamesh asks Shamash to give Enkidu what?

4. Who notices Gilgamesh's beauty after he has cleaned himself?

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

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