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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pulls Gilgamesh from under the toppled mountain in his dream?
(a) Shamash
(b) A wolf
(c) Enkidu
(d) A unique man

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

3. In what river do the two men wash their hands?
(a) Euphrates
(b) Urukali
(c) Nile
(d) Tigres

4. How many days would it take a mortal man to travel as far as Gilgamesh and Enkidu cover in fifty double hours?
(a) A month and fifteen days
(b) Three weeks
(c) Twelve days
(d) A week

5. What other name does Enkidu call the courtesan?
(a) Ninsun
(b) A queen
(c) A prostitute
(d) Ishtar

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ishtar turn the gardener into?

2. What animal did Enkidu chase on the steppe?

3. Gilgamesh's dreams are an example of what kind of narrative technique?

4. What does Enkidu forget when he is sitting before the courtesan?

5. Who guards the mountain?

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