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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people of Uruk do with the axe in Gilgamesh's dream?
(a) Celebrate around it
(b) Use it to kill Gilgamesh
(c) Throw it in the river
(d) Bury it

2. What do the axe and meteorite signify in relationship to Enkidu?
(a) They are weapons Gilgamesh will use to destroy Uruk
(b) They predict how he will die
(c) They are elements of the relationship between Enkidu and Gilgamesh
(d) They are weapons Enkidu will use to kill Gilgamesh

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

4. What two things does Enkidu do that make him like a man?
(a) Eats bread and sleeps with the woman
(b) Kills a lion and drinks strong wine
(c) Cuts down the forest and kills the wolves
(d) Annoints his body with oil and puts on his garment

5. What is the name of the city Gilgamesh builds?
(a) Ukur
(b) Urukali
(c) Uruk
(d) Ruku

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu first meet?

2. What happens when Gilgamesh and Enkidu fight?

3. By what phrase does Enkidu refer to Ninsun?

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

5. What does Gilgamesh say will happen if Humbaba kills him?

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