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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Enkidu live?
(a) The woman
(b) A pack of wolves
(c) A group of shepherds
(d) The gods

2. What two things does Enkidu do that make him like a man?
(a) Annoints his body with oil and puts on his garment
(b) Kills a lion and drinks strong wine
(c) Cuts down the forest and kills the wolves
(d) Eats bread and sleeps with the woman

3. How does Gilgamesh say that Enkidu's paralysis will end?
(a) By bathing in the Euphrates river
(b) By killing Humbaba
(c) By sacrificing to Shamash
(d) If they go into the forest together

4. What happens to Enkidu's hand when he tries to open the gate?
(a) It falls off
(b) It is badly burned
(c) It turns to stone
(d) It is paralyzed

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What things do the shepherds teach Enkidu?

2. Humbaba asks Gilgamesh to not do what to him?

3. Who intercedes to help Gilgamesh overcome Humbaba?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the scorpion people finally agree to let Gilgamesh pass through the gates into the mountain paths?

2. Describe Enkidu and Gilgamesh's relationship.

3. Describe the disappointment awaiting Gilgamesh when he finally meets Utnapishtim.

4. Describe Gilgamesh's dreams.

5. What does Ninsun wear to pray to Shamash? Why does she dress this way?

6. Describe Gilgamesh's journey through the mountain paths of Mashu.

7. How does Gilgamesh's decision to journey to Utnapishtim provide evidence that he still has not matured and continues to act rashly?

8. Why is Enkidu able to admit his fears openly while Gilgamesh cannot?

9. Describe Enkidu's relationship with the shepherds.

10. Describe the battle between Enkidu and Gilgamesh.

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