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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Gilgamesh's mother pray to for protection for her son?
(a) Humbaba
(b) The god of the forest
(c) The sun god
(d) Enkidu

3. What happens when Gilgamesh and Enkidu fight?
(a) They become friends because they are equals.
(b) Enkidu kills Gilgamesh.
(c) Enkdiu takes the new bride for himself.
(d) Gilgamesh kills Enkidu.

4. What is stilled into silence when the men behold the forest?
(a) Their voices
(b) The sound of the gods
(c) Humbaba's words
(d) The wind

5. Who do the elders send to protect Gilgamesh?
(a) Twenty men from Uruk
(b) Enkidu
(c) Enkidu and Gilgamesh's mother
(d) The Shepherds

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the courtesan use to clothe Enkidu?

3. What falls to the earth in Gilgamesh's dream?

4. What things do the shepherds teach Enkidu?

5. What do the people of Uruk do with the axe in Gilgamesh's dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the people of Uruk celebrate the axe in Gilgamesh's dream?

2. How does Gilgamesh's decision to journey to Utnapishtim provide evidence that he still has not matured and continues to act rashly?

3. Who does Gilgamesh decide to find and why does he wish to talk to this person/thing?

4. Who speaks the last lines of the Tablet?

5. Describe the city of Uruk.

6. Describe Gilgamesh's answer to Siduri about why his appearance is so rough.

7. Enkidu is even more afraid when his hand becomes paralyzed after touching the forest gate. Describe the speech Gilgamesh makes to his friend to encourage him.

8. What does the barmaid tell Gilgamesh and what do her words foreshadow?

9. Discuss Enkidu's interpretations of Gilgamesh's dreams.

10. Who does Gilgamesh command to mourn for Enkidu? How long does Gilgamesh mourn?

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