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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many winds come against Humbaba?
(a) Five
(b) Ten
(c) Eight
(d) Two

3. What does Enkidu forget when he is sitting before the courtesan?
(a) The courtesan's name
(b) His own name
(c) Where he was born
(d) Who his parents are

4. Where is Enkidu raised?
(a) Uruk
(b) In a city full of Gilgamesh's enemies
(c) With the gods
(d) The wilderness

5. What does Gilgamesh do before Shamash each time they stop?
(a) Offers a sacrifice
(b) Drinks wine
(c) Kneels to pray five times
(d) Digs a well

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long are Enkidu and the woman together?

3. What two things does Enkidu do that make him like a man?

4. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to contemplate their course of action and interpret Gilgamesh's dreams?

5. What does the courtesan use to clothe Enkidu?

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