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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the woman called who seduces Enkidu?
(a) The harlot
(b) The courtier
(c) Eanna
(d) The courtesan

2. What presumably is written on the scribes tablet in the underworld?
(a) Gilgamesh's name
(b) Shamash's name
(c) Enkidu's name
(d) Utnapishtim's name

3. When Gilgamesh spurns Ishtar, from whom does the goddess ask for help?
(a) Enkidu
(b) Humbaba
(c) Her parents, Anu and Antum
(d) Shamash

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

5. How many goblets of strong drink does Enkidu drink after the courtesan teaches him to drink properly?
(a) Ten
(b) Sixteen
(c) Seven
(d) Two

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another phrase for sleep?

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

3. Gilgamesh is afraid he will die in what?

4. What is stilled into silence when the men behold the forest?

5. Why does Enkidu not like living in the city?

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