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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Enkidu not like living in the city?
(a) Because he does not have a house of his own
(b) Because he prefers sleeping outside
(c) Because he feels weak and idle
(d) Because he misses the shepherds

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

3. What falls to the earth in Gilgamesh's dream?
(a) The sun
(b) A child
(c) A meteorite
(d) The stars

4. How does Gilgamesh say that Enkidu's paralysis will end?
(a) If they go into the forest together
(b) By bathing in the Euphrates river
(c) By sacrificing to Shamash
(d) By killing Humbaba

5. In Gilgamesh's second dream what does he see?
(a) An axe
(b) A lion
(c) A burning bush
(d) An angel

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu first meet?

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

3. The tale of Gilgamesh is carved on what type of stone?

4. What happens when Gilgamesh and Enkidu fight?

5. How many layers of armor does Humbaba usually wear?

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