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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the gods create Enkidu?
(a) To rule Uruk
(b) To balance Gilgamesh's weaknesses
(c) To kill Gilgamesh
(d) To spend time with the woman

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

3. In Gilgamesh's second dream what does he see?
(a) An axe
(b) A lion
(c) A burning bush
(d) An angel

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long are Enkidu and the woman together?

2. What will supposedly make Enkidu lose his power?

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

4. Why does Enkidu not like living in the city?

5. With whom does Enkidu live?

(see the answer key)

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