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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the courtesan use to clothe Enkidu?
(a) One of the shepherds cloaks
(b) Half of her own garment
(c) Leaves from the forest
(d) The skins of animals

2. Gilgamesh thinks he is entitled to do what with new brides?
(a) Kiss them before the groom does
(b) Toast at their wedding
(c) Spend the night with them
(d) Keep them as slaves

3. By what phrase does Enkidu refer to Ninsun?
(a) Mighty princess
(b) goddess of the sky
(c) Queen of men
(d) Wild cow

4. How long are Enkidu and the woman together?
(a) An hour
(b) One night
(c) A fortnight
(d) A week

5. What does Gilgamesh want to do in the Cedar Forest?
(a) To meet the shepherds
(b) Go hunting
(c) Learn to live with the animals like Enkidu
(d) Cut down all the trees

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh's mother tell him the two dreams mean?

2. From where does Gilgamesh's mother say his companion will come?

3. What do the axe and meteorite signify in relationship to Enkidu?

4. What is the woman called who seduces Enkidu?

5. What does Enkidu do with the animals he finds in the woods?

(see the answer key)

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