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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Enkidu curses three people/things as he lies dying. Who are they?
(a) Shamash, Ninsun, Ishtar
(b) Gilgamesh, Ishtar, Ninsun
(c) The gate, the trapper, the courtesan
(d) The shepherds, Humbaba, the courtesan

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

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

4. What university in Pennsylvania owns a large portion of the Gilgamesh tablets?
(a) Temple University
(b) University of Philadelphia
(c) University of Pennsylvania
(d) Penn State University

5. Gilgamesh asks Shamash to give Enkidu what?
(a) A dream
(b) A kingdom of his own
(c) A wife
(d) Victory over Humbaba

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gilgamesh know something is wrong with Enkidu?

2. At what time of night does Gilgamesh awaken Enkidu to tell him about his dream?

3. Which four gods argue over Gilgamesh and Enkidu?

4. What does Enkidu wish he had done to the gate of the Cedar Forest?

5. What two things does Enkidu do that make him like a man?

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