View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh see when he steps into the light?
(a) The underworld
(b) The top of the mountain
(c) A beautiful garden
(d) Enkidu

2. What things do the shepherds teach Enkidu?
(a) To tend sheep
(b) To eat, talk and behave as people in the city do
(c) To fight like a soldier
(d) To stalk and kill animals

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

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

5. Who is Sin?
(a) The moon god
(b) The god of the sea
(c) The god of the river
(d) The sun goddess

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Enkidu react to Gilgamesh's dreams?

2. From where does Gilgamesh's mother say his companion will come?

3. To whom do the people of Uruk pray?

4. How many goblets of strong drink does Enkidu drink after the courtesan teaches him to drink properly?

5. What do the eight winds do to Humbaba?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 208 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample