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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who interprets Gilgamesh's dreams?
(a) The shepherds
(b) Enkidu
(c) Shamash
(d) Humbaba

5. Who does Gilgamesh ask to bring him a dream? Or another reference for Shamash?
(a) Ocean
(b) Ea
(c) Mountain
(d) Ninsun

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enkidu throw at Ishtar?

2. What word does Gilgamesh use to refer to Enkidu's death in line 13 of Column 2?

3. When Gilgamesh spurns Ishtar, from whom does the goddess ask for help?

4. What do the people of Uruk do with the axe in Gilgamesh's dream?

5. To whom does Gilgamesh address his lamentions?

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