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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Gilgamesh speedily going?
(a) Ubara-Tutu
(b) Utnapishtim
(c) Urukali
(d) Shamash

2. What does Gilgamesh do with the horns of the bull of heaven?
(a) Hangs them above the door to his palace
(b) Sacrifices them to Shamash
(c) Hangs them in his throne room
(d) Hangs them in the temple

3. When Gilgamesh spurns Ishtar, from whom does the goddess ask for help?
(a) Shamash
(b) Her parents, Anu and Antum
(c) Humbaba
(d) Enkidu

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

5. What is the chariot made of that Ishtar promises Gilgamesh?
(a) Copper and Lapis
(b) Lapis Lazuli and gold
(c) Silver and Gold
(d) Iron Ore and Silver

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far down does the mountain reach?

3. Humbaba's mouth and breath are like what?

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

5. What is the name of the god to whom Ninsun prays?

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