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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people of Uruk do with the axe in Gilgamesh's dream?
(a) Bury it
(b) Celebrate around it
(c) Use it to kill Gilgamesh
(d) Throw it in the river

2. What does Gilgamesh want to do in the Cedar Forest?
(a) Cut down all the trees
(b) Learn to live with the animals like Enkidu
(c) Go hunting
(d) To meet the shepherds

3. What happens when Gilgamesh and Enkidu fight?
(a) Enkidu kills Gilgamesh.
(b) They become friends because they are equals.
(c) Enkdiu takes the new bride for himself.
(d) Gilgamesh kills Enkidu.

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

5. What does Gilgamesh's mother tell him the two dreams mean?
(a) That the city of Uruk will fall
(b) That a companion is coming to help Gilgamesh
(c) That his death is imminent
(d) That he will have a son

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enkidu tell Gilgamesh is guarding the Cedar Forest?

2. Why do the gods create Enkidu?

3. Where is Enkidu raised?

4. What is the woman called who seduces Enkidu?

5. How many goblets of strong drink does Enkidu drink after the courtesan teaches him to drink properly?

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