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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the temple where Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to pray?
(a) Egalmah
(b) Ninsun
(c) Urukai
(d) Saechean

2. What is the name of the god to whom Ninsun prays?
(a) Saecean
(b) Shamain
(c) Shamash
(d) Egalmah

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

4. In Gilgamesh's second dream what does he see?
(a) An axe
(b) An angel
(c) A lion
(d) A burning bush

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Gilgamesh get to kiss Enkidu's feet?

2. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to contemplate their course of action and interpret Gilgamesh's dreams?

3. What does Enkidu forget when he is sitting before the courtesan?

4. Gilgamesh's dreams are a realization of his personal what?

5. What happens when Gilgamesh and Enkidu fight?

(see the answer key)

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