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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The elders tell Gilgamesh that he is young and __________ has carried him away in proposing to battle Humbaba.
(a) His fear
(b) Enkidu's friendship
(c) His heart
(d) His pride

2. Gilgamesh calls Enkidu his friend and what?
(a) Younger brother
(b) Lover
(c) Cousin
(d) First Mate

3. Irkalla is the queen of what?
(a) The heavens
(b) The underworld
(c) The forest
(d) The sea

4. Who reminds Gilgamesh of his boast in Uruk?
(a) Shamash
(b) Ninsun
(c) Enkidu
(d) Ishtar

5. What is another name for the cedar forest?
(a) The home of Shamash
(b) The dwelling place of the gods
(c) The end of the world
(d) Utnapishtim's stronghold

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gilgamesh cry?

2. Where is Gilgamesh speedily going?

3. Shamash does not understand Enkidu's curse against who/what?

4. With whom does Enkidu live?

5. Who notices Gilgamesh's beauty after he has cleaned himself?

(see the answer key)

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