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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gilgamesh see the ax in his dream?
(a) The temple
(b) The wilderness
(c) His bedroom
(d) The marketplace

2. What does Gilgamesh say will happen if Humbaba kills him?
(a) Enkidu will have to kill Humbaba.
(b) The people of Uruk will hunt down the demon.
(c) Gilgamesh will burn down the forest.
(d) Gilgamesh's name will live on forever.

3. How long are Enkidu and the woman together?
(a) An hour
(b) A fortnight
(c) One night
(d) A week

4. What does Gilgamesh want to do in the Cedar Forest?
(a) Go hunting
(b) To meet the shepherds
(c) Learn to live with the animals like Enkidu
(d) Cut down all the trees

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of drink is Enkidu used to drinking?

3. What does Enkidu have knowledge of after being with the woman?

4. By what phrase does Enkidu refer to Ninsun?

5. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu first meet?

(see the answer key)

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