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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Utnapishtim think about Gilgamesh's appearance?

2. What does Gilgamesh reason?

3. What does Gilgamesh do when he notices this?

4. What does Utnapishtim begin at the beginning of this chapter?

5. What does Gilgamesh assure Enkidu?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Enkidu curse?

2. What happens when Gilgamesh reaches the Mountains of Mashu?

3. How does Gilgamesh respond to this dream? What happens to Enkidu?

4. How does Gilgamesh arrive at the short of the Bitter River?

5. How does Utnapishtim's wife describe Gilgamesh?

6. Of what does Sabitu remind Gilgamesh?

7. What takes place in Enkidu's dream?

8. What does Ea give Utnapishtim? Why?

9. What does the scorpion-man urge Gilgamesh to do? How does Gilgamesh respond?

10. What does Utnapishtim agree to tell Gilgamesh?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gilgamesh becomes impatient waiting for the boatman.

Part 1) Why does he become impatient? What does he do when he becomes impatient?

Part 2) What does this behavior reveal about his character?

Part 3) How does this behavior affect his quest? How might his quest have gone differently if he had behaved differently?

Essay Topic 2

The goddess Ishtar is initially enraged by the battle between Humbaba and the two men.

Part 1) Why is she enraged by the battle? How is her opinion changed?

Part 2) How does this change in her attitude reflect her personality?

Part 3) How does this change in her behavior affect the two men and the plot? How might the story have been different if her attitude regarding Gilgamesh had not changed?

Essay Topic 3

Gilgamesh and the boatman are given directions for how to find a magic weed.

Part 1) Describe this magic weed. Why does Utnapishtim tell Gilgamesh about this weed?

Part 2) How does this weed affect Gilgamesh and the boatman? What is the purpose of them finding this precious plant?

Part 3) Does this weed help these two men in their travels? Explain.

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