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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Line 42 at the end of Tablet 4 is called what kind of line?
(a) A culminating line
(b) A imaginary line
(c) A catch-line
(d) A final-line

2. What is stilled into silence when the men behold the forest?
(a) The wind
(b) The sound of the gods
(c) Their voices
(d) Humbaba's words

3. How many layers of armor does Humbaba usually wear?
(a) Six
(b) One
(c) Ten
(d) Seven

4. What things do the shepherds teach Enkidu?
(a) To fight like a soldier
(b) To stalk and kill animals
(c) To eat, talk and behave as people in the city do
(d) To tend sheep

5. What does the courtesan use to clothe Enkidu?
(a) Half of her own garment
(b) One of the shepherds cloaks
(c) The skins of animals
(d) Leaves from the forest

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Enkidu go to a celebration in Uruk?

2. Who does Gilgamesh's mother pray to for protection for her son?

3. In Gilgamesh's second dream what does he see?

4. What is the name of the city Gilgamesh builds?

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

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