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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to contemplate their course of action and interpret Gilgamesh's dreams?
(a) The forest
(b) The plain
(c) The river
(d) The temple

2. What will supposedly make Enkidu lose his power?
(a) Fighting a giant
(b) Drinking wine
(c) Having his hair cut
(d) Being seduced by a woman

3. What does Ishtar turn the gardener into?
(a) A rose bush
(b) A thorn brush
(c) A tree
(d) A mole

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which god is said to have her throne in the Cedar Forest?

2. What presumably is written on the scribes tablet in the underworld?

3. How does Enkidu feel about the journey into the forest?

4. Gilgamesh is ____________, while Enkidu is _____________.

5. Why does Enkidu not like living in the city?

(see the answer key)

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