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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 rule Uruk
(b) To balance Gilgamesh's weaknesses
(c) To kill Gilgamesh
(d) To spend time with the woman

2. Why does Enkidu not like living in the city?
(a) Because he prefers sleeping outside
(b) Because he feels weak and idle
(c) Because he misses the shepherds
(d) Because he does not have a house of his own

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

4. Gilgamesh is ____________, while Enkidu is _____________.
(a) humble, rash
(b) rash, humble
(c) A man, A woman
(d) young, old

5. What does Enkidu tell Gilgamesh is guarding the Cedar Forest?
(a) A pack of angry wolves
(b) The shepherds watch over the forest
(c) A demon named Humbaba
(d) A great angel with a sword

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the elders counsel Gilgamesh to let lead the way?

2. What do the people of Uruk do with the axe in Gilgamesh's dream?

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

4. What will supposedly make Enkidu lose his power?

5. What happens to those who go to the cedar forest?

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