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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Enkidu react to Gilgamesh's dreams?
(a) He says he fears they will come true
(b) He interprets them positively
(c) He says they mean nothing
(d) He has similar dreams

2. What does Enkidu do with the animals he finds in the woods?
(a) Frees them from traps
(b) Kills them for the fur
(c) Captures them to sell in the city
(d) Teaches them to attack Gilgamesh

3. Gilgamesh's dreams are an example of what kind of narrative technique?
(a) Characterization
(b) Style
(c) Theme
(d) Foreshadowing

4. How far does Enkidu say the cedar forest extends?
(a) A thousand acres
(b) One hundred acres
(c) A distance of ten thousand double-hours
(d) Ten thousand miles

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Gilgamesh's mother say his companion will come?

2. The elders tell Gilgamesh that he is young and __________ has carried him away in proposing to battle Humbaba.

3. What two things does Enkidu do that make him like a man?

4. Why do the gods create Enkidu?

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

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