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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Enkidu forget when he is sitting before the courtesan?
(a) His own name
(b) Where he was born
(c) The courtesan's name
(d) Who his parents are

2. When Enkidu curses the trapper, he wishes that his game will do what?
(a) Escape him
(b) Kill him
(c) Turn against him
(d) Eat his family

3. 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

4. Where will Gilgamesh live after Enkidu's burial?
(a) He will live in the cedar forest.
(b) He will roam the desert.
(c) He will stay with the shepherds.
(d) He will live in the temple.

5. What do Gilgamesh and Enkidu do after killing the bull of heaven?
(a) Threw the horns into the river
(b) Cut off its head
(c) Buried the carcass
(d) Cut out its heart

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh put over Enkidu when he is dead?

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

3. How does Gilgamesh say that Enkidu's paralysis will end?

4. Who helps Enkidu and Gilgamesh defeat Humbaba?

5. How far do Gilgamesh and Enkidu walk each day?

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