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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Humbaba promises to be Gilgamesh's what if left alive?
(a) Armorer
(b) Shepherd
(c) Servant
(d) Best Friend

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

4. What is a talent?
(a) An ability a person has to perform well
(b) A unit of measure equalling about sixty pounds
(c) A type of sword
(d) A unit for measuring length

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of drink is Enkidu used to drinking?

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

3. What did Ishtar turn the shepherd into?

4. What does the mountain watch over?

5. The tale of Gilgamesh is carved on what type of stone?

(see the answer key)

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