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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gilgamesh vow to throw Humbaba's body?
(a) On the plain
(b) In Ishtar's castle
(c) At the gods
(d) In the river

2. Who arises to rob Gilgamesh in Line 7 of Column 2?
(a) An evil foe
(b) The people of Uruk
(c) Shamash
(d) Urshanabi

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

4. How far down does the mountain reach?
(a) The bottom of the sea
(b) Into the Underworld
(c) The otherside of the world
(d) The top of the temple in Uruk

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Gilgamesh's dreams are a realization of his personal what?

2. Who notices Gilgamesh's beauty after he has cleaned himself?

3. What will supposedly make Enkidu lose his power?

4. How does Gilgamesh check to see if Enkidu is still alive?

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

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