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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other name does Enkidu call the courtesan?
(a) A queen
(b) Ishtar
(c) Ninsun
(d) A prostitute

2. What happens to Enkidu after the gods fight?
(a) He falls ill.
(b) He is killed by wolves.
(c) Ishtar murders him.
(d) Gilgamesh kills him.

3. Which god is angered because Utnapishtim survived the deluge?
(a) Ea
(b) Enlil
(c) Shamash
(d) Anu

4. When Gilgamesh spurns Ishtar, from whom does the goddess ask for help?
(a) Humbaba
(b) Her parents, Anu and Antum
(c) Shamash
(d) Enkidu

5. What is another phrase for sleep?
(a) The long kiss goodnight
(b) The outpouring of the night
(c) The time of the gods
(d) The long goodbye

Short Answer Questions

1. On what side did Gilgamesh give Enkidu a seat?

2. Who do the elders send to protect Gilgamesh?

3. What does Gilgamesh's mother tell him the two dreams mean?

4. How many pits did Ishtar dig for the lion?

5. Humbaba promises to be Gilgamesh's what if left alive?

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