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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Utnapishtim agree to aid Gilgamesh in his impossible mission?
(a) At first.
(b) Yes.
(c) Not necessarily.
(d) No.

2. What does Gilgamesh reason?
(a) Because Ishtar is unkind, she should be killed.
(b) Because the gods like him, he should become immortal.
(c) Because Enkidu is not the King, he should be the only one banished.
(d) Because they committed all their acts together, they cannot die separately.

3. What does Sabitu do after he thanks her?
(a) She laughs at him.
(b) She ignores him.
(c) She shoves him out the door.
(d) She points him toward the Bitter River.

4. Where are Ishtar and her priestesses in Enkidu's dream?
(a) In the river.
(b) Surrounding him.
(c) Gathered on top of the mountain.
(d) Gathered on top of the city wall.

5. What does Utnapishtim promise to do to the boatman?
(a) Treat him the way he has always treated him.
(b) Reward him for aiding Gilgamesh on his journey.
(c) Punish him who aided Gilgamesh on his journey.
(d) Ignore him.

6. What does Urshanabi offer Gilgamesh?
(a) A new boat.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Another option.
(d) Everything.

7. How many straight poles must Gilgamesh cut down?
(a) One hundred and ten.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifty.

8. What does Sabitu say about what the King attempts?
(a) It is very brave.
(b) It is impossible.
(c) It is encouraging.
(d) It is surprising.

9. What does Gilgamesh beg Enkidu to do?
(a) Stay awake.
(b) Forget his dream.
(c) Leave Uruk.
(d) Relate the dreams so that he can tell them to his mother.

10. How does the King respond?
(a) He does not answer.
(b) He responds differently than he has in the past.
(c) The same way he always has responded.
(d) He responds with a question.

11. What does the god Shamash do to the sleeping Enkidu?
(a) He kills him.
(b) He scolds him.
(c) He praises him.
(d) He protects him.

12. What does Gilgamesh do when he notices this?
(a) He jumps in the water.
(b) He pursues the animals.
(c) He tries to revive the plant.
(d) He pursues the animal.

13. Can one become immortal by feats of daring alone?
(a) No.
(b) Maybe.
(c) Yes.
(d) Sometimes.

14. For how long does Enkidu sleep?
(a) Fourteen days.
(b) Fifteen days.
(c) Twelve days.
(d) Thirtten days.

15. What does Gilgamesh smash?
(a) The deck.
(b) The sails.
(c) The oarlocks.
(d) The oars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Immediately following the slaying of the creature, what happens to Enkidu?

2. What happens to Gilgamesh, after reaching the plant?

3. When the water recedes on what is Utnapishtim's construction caught?

4. What does the wife of Utnapishtim urge her husband to give Gilgamesh?

5. What does one of the scorpion-men do upon seeing Gilgamesh?

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