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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the young girl feel when she sees the man?
(a) She is unsure.
(b) She is excited.
(c) She is irritated.
(d) She is terrified.

2. How does the story of Gilgamesh begin?
(a) With the story of Gilgamesh's birth.
(b) With an account of how Gilgamesh becomes King.
(c) With the story of how Gilgamesh gained immortality.
(d) With an account of the geography of his world.

3. The people over which Gilgamesh rules as king possess what?
(a) Only one god.
(b) Magical powers.
(c) Many possessions.
(d) A vast pantheon of gods.

4. What does the double-edged axe symbolize?
(a) A dangerous man.
(b) A nervous man.
(c) A kind man.
(d) An intelligent man.

5. What does Enkidu do when Gilgamesh gathers to him an arsenal of finely wrought weaponry and lays it before his Enkidu's feet?
(a) He agrees to take part in the adventure.
(b) He still turns away.
(c) He becomes angry.
(d) He laughs at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of the King's request to continue building the walls higher and higher?

2. Where does the anticipated battle between the King and the savage take place?

3. Why is Enkidu enchanted by the young girl?

4. With the mothers robbed of their sons and the young girls of their lovers, what do the city elders decide to do?

5. What does Enkidu resolve to do?

(see the answer key)

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