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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gilgamesh check to see if Enkidu is still alive?
(a) Feels for breath
(b) Looks in his eyes
(c) Checks his temperature
(d) Touches his heart

2. At what time of night does Gilgamesh awaken Enkidu to tell him about his dream?
(a) 1 AM
(b) 2 AM
(c) 3 AM
(d) Midnight

3. What does the mountain watch over?
(a) The rising and setting of the moon
(b) The people of Uruk
(c) The tides of the sea
(d) The rising and setting of the sun

4. Who did Gilgamesh get to kiss Enkidu's feet?
(a) The gods
(b) Ishtar
(c) The princes of the earth
(d) Shamash

5. What is another name for Humbaba?
(a) Ninsun
(b) Enkidu
(c) Shamash
(d) Watchman of the forest

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Gilgamesh begin mourning for Enkidu?

2. Gilgamesh asks Shamash to give Enkidu what?

3. Gilgamesh calls Enkidu his friend and what?

4. Gilgamesh's dreams are an example of what kind of narrative technique?

5. What two things does Enkidu do that make him like a man?

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