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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the elders send to protect Gilgamesh?
(a) Enkidu and Gilgamesh's mother
(b) Enkidu
(c) Twenty men from Uruk
(d) The Shepherds

2. Who appointed Humbaba protector of the forest?
(a) Anu
(b) Ninsun
(c) Enlil
(d) Shamash

3. By what phrase does Enkidu refer to Ninsun?
(a) Mighty princess
(b) Wild cow
(c) goddess of the sky
(d) Queen of men

4. What do the people of Uruk say about Enkidu when they first see him?
(a) He stronger than Gilgamesh.
(b) He is shorter than Gilgamesh.
(c) He is very hairy.
(d) He is taller than Gilgamesh.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of drink is Enkidu used to drinking?

2. What other people try to discourage Gilgamesh from undertaking his voyage to engage Humbaba?

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

4. The tale of Gilgamesh is carved on what type of stone?

5. What happens to those who go to the cedar forest?

(see the answer key)

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