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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At what time of night does Gilgamesh awaken Enkidu to tell him about his dream?
(a) 2 AM
(b) 3 AM
(c) 1 AM
(d) Midnight
2. With whom does Enkidu live?
(a) The gods
(b) A pack of wolves
(c) A group of shepherds
(d) The woman
3. Humbaba asks Gilgamesh to not do what to him?
(a) Cut down all the trees
(b) Banish him from the forest
(c) Burn the forest down
(d) Kill him
4. Where does Gilgamesh vow to throw Humbaba's body?
(a) In the river
(b) In Ishtar's castle
(c) At the gods
(d) On the plain
5. What university in Pennsylvania owns a large portion of the Gilgamesh tablets?
(a) University of Pennsylvania
(b) Penn State University
(c) University of Philadelphia
(d) Temple University
6. What is another name for Humbaba?
(a) Shamash
(b) Watchman of the forest
(c) Enkidu
(d) Ninsun
7. Why does Enkidu not like living in the city?
(a) Because he does not have a house of his own
(b) Because he feels weak and idle
(c) Because he misses the shepherds
(d) Because he prefers sleeping outside
8. Gilgamesh is ____________, while Enkidu is _____________.
(a) humble, rash
(b) young, old
(c) rash, humble
(d) A man, A woman
9. Who does Gilgamesh ask to bring him a dream? Or another reference for Shamash?
(a) Mountain
(b) Ea
(c) Ninsun
(d) Ocean
10. How many goblets of strong drink does Enkidu drink after the courtesan teaches him to drink properly?
(a) Ten
(b) Seven
(c) Sixteen
(d) Two
11. Who pulls Gilgamesh from under the toppled mountain in his dream?
(a) Shamash
(b) Enkidu
(c) A wolf
(d) A unique man
12. What does the courtesan use to clothe Enkidu?
(a) The skins of animals
(b) Half of her own garment
(c) Leaves from the forest
(d) One of the shepherds cloaks
13. What does Enkidu forget when he is sitting before the courtesan?
(a) His own name
(b) Who his parents are
(c) The courtesan's name
(d) Where he was born
14. What does Gilgamesh's mother tell him the two dreams mean?
(a) That he will have a son
(b) That a companion is coming to help Gilgamesh
(c) That the city of Uruk will fall
(d) That his death is imminent
15. Who appointed Humbaba protector of the forest?
(a) Enlil
(b) Shamash
(c) Anu
(d) Ninsun
Short Answer Questions
1. How many winds come against Humbaba?
2. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu first meet?
3. Which god is said to have her throne in the Cedar Forest?
4. What other people try to discourage Gilgamesh from undertaking his voyage to engage Humbaba?
5. How many days does the journey to the Cedar Forest take?
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