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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to contemplate their course of action and interpret Gilgamesh's dreams?
(a) The river
(b) The temple
(c) The plain
(d) The forest

2. Gilgamesh's dreams are a realization of his personal what?
(a) knowledge given by the gods
(b) curse put on him by the woman
(c) Fears
(d) Hopes for the future

3. Humbaba's mouth and breath are like what?
(a) Fire and death
(b) Death and thunder
(c) Fire and Lightening
(d) A cave and hell

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

5. What is the name of the god to whom Ninsun prays?
(a) Shamain
(b) Saecean
(c) Shamash
(d) Egalmah

Short Answer Questions

1. How many layers of armor does Humbaba usually wear?

2. What other people try to discourage Gilgamesh from undertaking his voyage to engage Humbaba?

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

4. How does Gilgamesh say that Enkidu's paralysis will end?

5. Line 42 at the end of Tablet 4 is called what kind of line?

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