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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who interprets Gilgamesh's dreams?
(a) Enkidu
(b) Humbaba
(c) Shamash
(d) The shepherds

2. Gilgamesh's dreams are a realization of his personal what?
(a) Hopes for the future
(b) curse put on him by the woman
(c) Fears
(d) knowledge given by the gods

3. What will supposedly make Enkidu lose his power?
(a) Being seduced by a woman
(b) Drinking wine
(c) Fighting a giant
(d) Having his hair cut

4. Who do the elders send to protect Gilgamesh?
(a) Twenty men from Uruk
(b) Enkidu
(c) The Shepherds
(d) Enkidu and Gilgamesh's mother

5. What do the axe and meteorite signify in relationship to Enkidu?
(a) They predict how he will die
(b) They are weapons Enkidu will use to kill Gilgamesh
(c) They are elements of the relationship between Enkidu and Gilgamesh
(d) They are weapons Gilgamesh will use to destroy Uruk

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Enkidu go to a celebration in Uruk?

2. In Gilgamesh's second dream what does he see?

3. Where is Enkidu raised?

4. How do Gilgamesh and Enkidu establish their friendship?

5. Line 42 at the end of Tablet 4 is called what kind of line?

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