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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The elders tell Gilgamesh that he is young and __________ has carried him away in proposing to battle Humbaba.
(a) Enkidu's friendship
(b) His heart
(c) His pride
(d) His fear

2. What happens when Enkidu enters the underworld?
(a) He is taken away.
(b) He is told to return to Uruk.
(c) He is placed in chains.
(d) He is sent to heaven.

3. What does Enkidu do with the animals he finds in the woods?
(a) Frees them from traps
(b) Captures them to sell in the city
(c) Teaches them to attack Gilgamesh
(d) Kills them for the fur

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

5. To whom does Gilgamesh address his lamentions?
(a) Shamash
(b) The elders
(c) Enlil
(d) Ninsun

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh do with the horns of the bull of heaven?

2. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu first meet?

3. How does Enkidu react to Gilgamesh's dreams?

4. Why does Enkidu go to a celebration in Uruk?

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

(see the answer key)

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