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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the elders counsel Gilgamesh to let lead the way?
(a) The animals
(b) The gods
(c) Enkidu
(d) The shepherds

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

3. What did Ishtar turn the shepherd into?
(a) A tree
(b) A Wolf
(c) Dirt
(d) A sheep

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

5. Gilgamesh is now afraid of what?
(a) The desert
(b) Death
(c) Wild animals
(d) The forest

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sin?

2. What type of demons will pull Gilgamesh's chariot?

3. What is a recension?

4. What does Enkidu throw at Ishtar?

5. When Gilgamesh spurns Ishtar, from whom does the goddess ask for help?

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