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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pits did Ishtar dig for the lion?
(a) Fifty
(b) Forty
(c) Seven and yet seven
(d) Ten

2. What is a recension?
(a) A revision of a text
(b) A time when water recedes after a flood
(c) A time of economic depression
(d) A period of extreme famine

3. How does Gilgamesh know something is wrong with Enkidu?
(a) Enkidu tells Shamash
(b) Gilgamesh sees Enkidu pounding a wall
(c) Enkidu cries
(d) Ninsun has a dream about Enkidu

4. What do Gilgamesh and Enkidu do after killing the bull of heaven?
(a) Buried the carcass
(b) Cut out its heart
(c) Threw the horns into the river
(d) Cut off its head

5. Including animals, how many lovers does Gilgamesh say that Ishtar has had?
(a) Seven
(b) Six
(c) Eight
(d) Ten

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the bull of heaven do on his third snort?

2. What is the name of the barmaid who dwells by the sea?

3. What does the variegated roller yell?

4. Who guards the mountain?

5. Gilgamesh is now afraid of what?

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