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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The tale of Gilgamesh is carved on what type of stone?
(a) Quartz
(b) Lapis
(c) Iron Ore
(d) Copper

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

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

4. Gilgamesh thinks he is entitled to do what with new brides?
(a) Kiss them before the groom does
(b) Keep them as slaves
(c) Toast at their wedding
(d) Spend the night with them

5. What happens when Gilgamesh and Enkidu fight?
(a) Enkdiu takes the new bride for himself.
(b) Enkidu kills Gilgamesh.
(c) They become friends because they are equals.
(d) Gilgamesh kills Enkidu.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Enkidu do with the animals he finds in the woods?

3. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu first meet?

4. What does Gilgamesh's mother tell him the two dreams mean?

5. What does the courtesan use to clothe Enkidu?

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