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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the woman called who seduces Enkidu?
(a) The harlot
(b) The courtesan
(c) The courtier
(d) Eanna

2. What university in Pennsylvania owns a large portion of the Gilgamesh tablets?
(a) Temple University
(b) Penn State University
(c) University of Philadelphia
(d) University of Pennsylvania

3. What happens to those who go to the cedar forest?
(a) The gate burns them
(b) Humbaba eats them
(c) Weakness overtakes them
(d) They are turned to stone

4. What falls to the earth in Gilgamesh's dream?
(a) The stars
(b) A child
(c) The sun
(d) A meteorite

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the elders send to protect Gilgamesh?

2. Who is Ninsun?

3. What things do the shepherds teach Enkidu?

4. How does Enkidu feel about the journey into the forest?

5. With whom does Enkidu live?

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