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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the bull of heaven do on his third snort?
(a) Kill five hundred men
(b) Kill Ishtar
(c) Attack Enkidu
(d) Attack Gilgamesh

2. Who dreams the night of the heroes feast?
(a) Gilgamesh
(b) Enkidu
(c) The shepherds
(d) Ishtar

3. What two things does Enkidu do that make him like a man?
(a) Eats bread and sleeps with the woman
(b) Kills a lion and drinks strong wine
(c) Cuts down the forest and kills the wolves
(d) Annoints his body with oil and puts on his garment

4. What word does Gilgamesh use to refer to Enkidu's death in line 13 of Column 2?
(a) Sickness
(b) Sleep
(c) Worry
(d) Adventure

5. Enlil decrees that which man shall die?
(a) Enkidu
(b) The Shepherd
(c) Gilgamesh
(d) Ninsun

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Utnapishtim?

3. Enkidu curses three people/things as he lies dying. Who are they?

4. What does Humbaba do to make Gilgamesh afraid?

5. What do Gilgamesh and Enkidu do after killing the bull of heaven?

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