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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far does Enkidu say the cedar forest extends?
(a) A distance of ten thousand double-hours
(b) One hundred acres
(c) A thousand acres
(d) Ten thousand miles

2. Who arises to rob Gilgamesh in Line 7 of Column 2?
(a) Shamash
(b) An evil foe
(c) The people of Uruk
(d) Urshanabi

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

4. Who is Urshanabi?
(a) Shamash's ferryman
(b) A demon Gilgamesh must kill
(c) The goddess of the sea
(d) Utnapishtim's ferryman

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many layers of armor does Humbaba usually wear?

2. How many days does the journey to the Cedar Forest take?

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

4. Where does Gilgamesh vow to throw Humbaba's body?

5. What does Utnapishtim tell his wife to place near Gilgamesh each morning?

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