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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Humbaba asks Gilgamesh to not do what to him?
(a) Kill him
(b) Burn the forest down
(c) Banish him from the forest
(d) Cut down all the trees

2. Who does Gilgamesh ask to bring him a dream? Or another reference for Shamash?
(a) Mountain
(b) Ocean
(c) Ninsun
(d) Ea

3. How many days would it take a mortal man to travel as far as Gilgamesh and Enkidu cover in fifty double hours?
(a) A week
(b) Three weeks
(c) Twelve days
(d) A month and fifteen days

4. What happens to Enkidu's hand when he tries to open the gate?
(a) It is paralyzed
(b) It is badly burned
(c) It falls off
(d) It turns to stone

5. How does Gilgamesh say that Enkidu's paralysis will end?
(a) By bathing in the Euphrates river
(b) By sacrificing to Shamash
(c) By killing Humbaba
(d) If they go into the forest together

Short Answer Questions

1. What things do the shepherds teach Enkidu?

2. Which god does not want either man to die?

3. What happens to Enkidu after the gods fight?

4. What does Gilgamesh want to do in the Cedar Forest?

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

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