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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a recension?
(a) A time of economic depression
(b) A time when water recedes after a flood
(c) A period of extreme famine
(d) A revision of a text

2. How many days would it take a mortal man to travel as far as Gilgamesh and Enkidu cover in fifty double hours?
(a) Three weeks
(b) A month and fifteen days
(c) Twelve days
(d) A week

3. Who reminds Gilgamesh of his boast in Uruk?
(a) Ninsun
(b) Shamash
(c) Ishtar
(d) Enkidu

4. What word does Gilgamesh use to refer to Enkidu's death in line 13 of Column 2?
(a) Sleep
(b) Worry
(c) Adventure
(d) Sickness

5. Who intercedes to help Gilgamesh overcome Humbaba?
(a) Enlil
(b) Anu
(c) Shamash
(d) Ninsun

Short Answer Questions

1. Humbaba promises to be Gilgamesh's what if left alive?

2. In what river do the two men wash their hands?

3. Who arises to rob Gilgamesh in Line 7 of Column 2?

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

5. What is Enkidu transformed into in order to journey to the underworld?

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