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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gilgamesh calls Enkidu his friend and what?
(a) Cousin
(b) Younger brother
(c) Lover
(d) First Mate

2. What is another name for the cedar forest?
(a) The end of the world
(b) The home of Shamash
(c) Utnapishtim's stronghold
(d) The dwelling place of the gods

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

4. To whom do the people of Uruk pray?
(a) God
(b) Anubis
(c) Anu
(d) Allah

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the gods create Enkidu?

2. How do Gilgamesh and Enkidu establish their friendship?

3. Line 42 at the end of Tablet 4 is called what kind of line?

4. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu first meet?

5. How many days would it take a mortal man to travel as far as Gilgamesh and Enkidu cover in fifty double hours?

(see the answer key)

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