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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. How many layers of armor has Humbaba put on when Gilgamesh and Enkidu arrive at the gate to the forest?
(a) Seven
(b) Ten
(c) One
(d) Six

2. How many layers of armor does Humbaba usually wear?
(a) Six
(b) Ten
(c) Seven
(d) One

3. How many days does the journey to the Cedar Forest take?
(a) Six days
(b) Six months
(c) One month
(d) One week

4. What does Gilgamesh do that awakens Humbaba?
(a) Shouts seven times
(b) Blows a loud horn
(c) Bangs on the forest gate
(d) Begins to cut down the cedars

5. How many hours do Gilgamesh and Enkidu walk in one day?
(a) twenty double hours
(b) twenty-five double hours
(c) Fifty double hours
(d) thirty double hours

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Gilgamesh and Enkidu establish their friendship?

2. Gilgamesh's dreams are an example of what kind of narrative technique?

3. How far do Gilgamesh and Enkidu walk each day?

4. What does Gilgamesh want to do in the Cedar Forest?

5. What do the eight winds do to Humbaba?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Gilgamesh command to mourn for Enkidu? How long does Gilgamesh mourn?

2. Describe Gilgamesh's character.

3. What two things does Gilgamesh dream about and what does his mother say they mean?

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

5. Describe Gilgamesh's attitude towards the journey to the forest.

6. Discuss how Gilgamesh's desire to seek out Utnapishtim at all costs creates an immortal legend for the hero.

7. Why is it significant that Gilgamesh cannot stay awake to pass the test Utnapishtim sets before him?

8. What legend surrounds Gilgamesh's birth?

9. Describe Gilgamesh's dreams.

10. Describe the items Isthar promises Gilgamesh if he will become her husband.

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