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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many layers of armor does Humbaba usually wear?
(a) One
(b) Seven
(c) Six
(d) Ten

3. What things do the shepherds teach Enkidu?
(a) To tend sheep
(b) To fight like a soldier
(c) To stalk and kill animals
(d) To eat, talk and behave as people in the city do

4. Gilgamesh's dreams are a realization of his personal what?
(a) curse put on him by the woman
(b) Hopes for the future
(c) Fears
(d) knowledge given by the gods

5. Who does Gilgamesh ask to bring him a dream? Or another reference for Shamash?
(a) Mountain
(b) Ea
(c) Ninsun
(d) Ocean

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people of Uruk say about Enkidu when they first see him?

2. Who appointed Humbaba protector of the forest?

3. By what phrase does Enkidu refer to Ninsun?

4. How many goblets of strong drink does Enkidu drink after the courtesan teaches him to drink properly?

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

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