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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the variegated roller yell?
(a) Kappapoi
(b) Kappi
(c) Love Me
(d) Help Me

2. What does Enkidu throw at Ishtar?
(a) A spear
(b) The bull's horns
(c) The bull's heart
(d) The bull's right thigh

3. Including animals, how many lovers does Gilgamesh say that Ishtar has had?
(a) Seven
(b) Eight
(c) Six
(d) Ten

4. What does Gilgamesh do with the horns of the bull of heaven?
(a) Hangs them above the door to his palace
(b) Hangs them in the temple
(c) Sacrifices them to Shamash
(d) Hangs them in his throne room

5. How many pits did Ishtar dig for the lion?
(a) Ten
(b) Forty
(c) Seven and yet seven
(d) Fifty

Short Answer Questions

1. Who notices Gilgamesh's beauty after he has cleaned himself?

2. What is the name of the god to whom Ninsun prays?

3. What does Gilgamesh see when he steps into the light?

4. What does the bull of heaven do on his third snort?

5. How does Enkidu feel about the journey into the forest?

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