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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu first meet?
(a) In the woods
(b) At the river
(c) At the marketplace
(d) In the temple

2. The elders tell Gilgamesh that he is young and __________ has carried him away in proposing to battle Humbaba.
(a) His fear
(b) His pride
(c) Enkidu's friendship
(d) His heart

3. What does Enkidu tell Gilgamesh is guarding the Cedar Forest?
(a) A demon named Humbaba
(b) The shepherds watch over the forest
(c) A great angel with a sword
(d) A pack of angry wolves

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many goblets of strong drink does Enkidu drink after the courtesan teaches him to drink properly?

2. The tale of Gilgamesh is carved on what type of stone?

3. What is stilled into silence when the men behold the forest?

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

5. From where does Gilgamesh's mother say his companion will come?

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