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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gilgamesh tell the scorpion man he has come to Mashu?
(a) To swim impossible seas
(b) To speak of matters of life and death
(c) To climb Mashu
(d) To seek his own death

2. What does Gilgamesh do with his hair and clothes?
(a) Rips out his hair and covers his clothes with ash
(b) Cuts his hair and burns his clothes
(c) Cuts them off
(d) Pulls them out/off and throws them away

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

4. Who guards the mountain?
(a) Another demon like Humbaba
(b) A three headed dog
(c) A pack of werewolves
(d) The scorpion people

5. Who is Utnapishtim?
(a) The Babylonian Noah
(b) The god of the moon
(c) The god of the underworld
(d) The goddess of the sea

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gilgamesh finally know that Enkidu is dead?

2. Where is Gilgamesh speedily going?

3. What does Gilgamesh see when he steps into the light?

4. Gilgamesh raises his voice like what animal crying for her young?

5. On what side did Gilgamesh give Enkidu a seat?

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