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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Line 42 at the end of Tablet 4 is called what kind of line?
(a) A final-line
(b) A catch-line
(c) A imaginary line
(d) A culminating line

2. The elders tell Gilgamesh that he is young and __________ has carried him away in proposing to battle Humbaba.
(a) His heart
(b) Enkidu's friendship
(c) His pride
(d) His fear

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

4. What do the people of Uruk do with the axe in Gilgamesh's dream?
(a) Use it to kill Gilgamesh
(b) Bury it
(c) Celebrate around it
(d) Throw it in the river

5. What is a recension?
(a) A period of extreme famine
(b) A time of economic depression
(c) A time when water recedes after a flood
(d) A revision of a text

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appointed Humbaba protector of the forest?

2. With whom does Enkidu live?

3. How far do Gilgamesh and Enkidu walk each day?

4. What happens to Enkidu's hand when he tries to open the gate?

5. How long are Enkidu and the woman together?

(see the answer key)

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