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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of drink is Enkidu used to drinking?
(a) Cow's milk
(b) The milk of wild animals
(c) The wine drunk in the city
(d) Water from a stream

2. What does Humbaba do to make Gilgamesh afraid?
(a) Spews fire
(b) Strikes him with a sword
(c) Roars
(d) Changes his face

3. How many hours do Gilgamesh and Enkidu walk in one day?
(a) thirty double hours
(b) twenty double hours
(c) twenty-five double hours
(d) Fifty double hours

4. Which god does not want either man to die?
(a) Shamash
(b) Enlil
(c) Anu
(d) Ea

5. What other people try to discourage Gilgamesh from undertaking his voyage to engage Humbaba?
(a) The shepherds
(b) The woman
(c) The elders of Uruk
(d) His mother

Short Answer Questions

1. How far do Gilgamesh and Enkidu walk each day?

2. What do the people of Uruk say about Enkidu when they first see him?

3. The elders tell Gilgamesh that he is young and __________ has carried him away in proposing to battle Humbaba.

4. How many days would it take a mortal man to travel as far as Gilgamesh and Enkidu cover in fifty double hours?

5. How many days does the journey to the Cedar Forest take?

(see the answer key)

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