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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Siduri say is the only person able to cross the sea to Utnapishtim?
(a) No one
(b) The other gods
(c) Shamash
(d) Enkidu

2. In what river do the two men wash their hands?
(a) Tigres
(b) Euphrates
(c) Nile
(d) Urukali

3. To whom does Gilgamesh tell Enkidu's dream?
(a) The shepherds
(b) Ishtar
(c) Shamash
(d) Ninsun

4. Gilgamesh is now afraid of what?
(a) The desert
(b) Death
(c) Wild animals
(d) The forest

5. Which god does not want either man to die?
(a) Enlil
(b) Ea
(c) Shamash
(d) Anu

Short Answer Questions

1. Gilgamesh is afraid he will die in what?

2. What does the old man tell Gilgamesh when he reaches the opposite shore?

3. What does Gilgamesh break when he meets Urshanabi?

4. How many pits did Ishtar dig for the lion?

5. What is the name of the mountain to where Gilgamesh travels?

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