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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many goblets of strong drink does Enkidu drink after the courtesan teaches him to drink properly?
(a) Two
(b) Sixteen
(c) Ten
(d) Seven

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

3. How many layers of armor has Humbaba put on when Gilgamesh and Enkidu arrive at the gate to the forest?
(a) Seven
(b) Ten
(c) One
(d) Six

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

5. What do the people of Uruk say about Enkidu when they first see him?
(a) He is taller than Gilgamesh.
(b) He is shorter than Gilgamesh.
(c) He is very hairy.
(d) He stronger than Gilgamesh.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Enkidu live?

2. How long are Enkidu and the woman together?

3. What does the courtesan use to clothe Enkidu?

4. What is the name of the god to whom Ninsun prays?

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

(see the answer key)

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