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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is Enkidu raised?
(a) Uruk
(b) With the gods
(c) In a city full of Gilgamesh's enemies
(d) The wilderness

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enkidu forget when he is sitting before the courtesan?

2. This person is created to keep Gilgamesh occupied.

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

4. Why does Enkidu go to a celebration in Uruk?

5. The tale of Gilgamesh is carved on what type of stone?

(see the answer key)

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