View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gilgamesh is afraid he will die in what?
(a) Old age
(b) A feast
(c) Disgrace
(d) Battle

2. How many double hours does Gilgamesh travel before finding light?
(a) Ten
(b) Twenty
(c) Fifteen
(d) Twelve

3. What does Ishtar say Gilgamesh's goats shall bear?
(a) Twins
(b) Horns of gold
(c) Many offspring
(d) Triplets

4. What is the name of the barmaid who dwells by the sea?
(a) Suriana
(b) Sidartha
(c) Suri
(d) Siduri

5. Who notices Gilgamesh's beauty after he has cleaned himself?
(a) Enkidu
(b) Humbaba
(c) Shamash
(d) Ishtar

6. What are the names of the two kings Enkidu identifies in the underworld?
(a) Etana and Enlil
(b) Sumuqan and Thorazi
(c) Ninsun and Sumuqan
(d) Etana and Sumuqan

7. When Enkidu curses the trapper, he wishes that his game will do what?
(a) Escape him
(b) Kill him
(c) Eat his family
(d) Turn against him

8. What does Gilgamesh do with the horns of the bull of heaven?
(a) Sacrifices them to Shamash
(b) Hangs them above the door to his palace
(c) Hangs them in his throne room
(d) Hangs them in the temple

9. Enlil decrees that which man shall die?
(a) The Shepherd
(b) Gilgamesh
(c) Ninsun
(d) Enkidu

10. Ishtar asks her father to give her ______________.
(a) An army
(b) The key to the underworld
(c) Humbaba's soul
(d) The bull of heaven

11. Where does Enkidu go in his dream?
(a) To the Cedar Forest
(b) Back to the Shepherds
(c) To the house of Irkalla
(d) To live with the gods

12. What does Gilgamesh have to do before they can start their journey?
(a) Cut long poles from the forest
(b) Give Urshanabi money
(c) Perform a ritual sacrifice
(d) Pray to Shamash

13. How does Gilgamesh finally know that Enkidu is dead?
(a) Enkidu is dark and cannot hear Gilgamesh.
(b) The animals come to eat the dead meat.
(c) The priests take Enkidu's body away.
(d) Enkidu's body begins to rot away.

14. What is Enkidu transformed into in order to journey to the underworld?
(a) A wolf
(b) A bear
(c) A dog
(d) A bird

15. To whom does Gilgamesh address his lamentions?
(a) Ninsun
(b) Shamash
(c) The elders
(d) Enlil

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh do with his hair and clothes?

2. What did Ishtar turn the shepherd into?

3. How many poles does Gilgamesh use to push the boat across the sea?

4. Where is Gilgamesh speedily going?

5. How does Gilgamesh cry?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 407 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample