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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Gilgamesh tell the scorpion man he has come to Mashu?
(a) To seek his own death
(b) To speak of matters of life and death
(c) To climb Mashu
(d) To swim impossible seas

3. Shamash does not understand Enkidu's curse against who/what?
(a) The gate
(b) Gilgamesh
(c) The courtesan
(d) The trapper

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

5. How does Gilgamesh check to see if Enkidu is still alive?
(a) Checks his temperature
(b) Feels for breath
(c) Touches his heart
(d) Looks in his eyes

Short Answer Questions

1. Which god is said to have her throne in the Cedar Forest?

2. What does Ishtar say Gilgamesh's goats shall bear?

3. In Gilgamesh's second dream what does he see?

4. What does Gilgamesh say will happen if Humbaba kills him?

5. What do the people of Uruk say about Enkidu when they first see him?

(see the answer key)

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