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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The elders tell Gilgamesh that he is young and __________ has carried him away in proposing to battle Humbaba.
(a) Enkidu's friendship
(b) His heart
(c) His pride
(d) His fear

4. Who do the elders send to protect Gilgamesh?
(a) The Shepherds
(b) Enkidu
(c) Enkidu and Gilgamesh's mother
(d) Twenty men from Uruk

5. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu first meet?
(a) At the marketplace
(b) In the woods
(c) At the river
(d) In the temple

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh want to do in the Cedar Forest?

2. What falls to the earth in Gilgamesh's dream?

3. Humbaba's mouth and breath are like what?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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