|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many layers of armor does Humbaba usually wear?
(a) Ten
(b) Seven
(c) Six
(d) One
2. Gilgamesh asks Shamash to give Enkidu what?
(a) A wife
(b) A kingdom of his own
(c) A dream
(d) Victory over Humbaba
3. What university in Pennsylvania owns a large portion of the Gilgamesh tablets?
(a) Temple University
(b) Penn State University
(c) University of Pennsylvania
(d) University of Philadelphia
4. How many goblets of strong drink does Enkidu drink after the courtesan teaches him to drink properly?
(a) Two
(b) Seven
(c) Ten
(d) Sixteen
5. What is a talent?
(a) An ability a person has to perform well
(b) A type of sword
(c) A unit of measure equalling about sixty pounds
(d) A unit for measuring length
6. In Gilgamesh's second dream what does he see?
(a) A lion
(b) An axe
(c) An angel
(d) A burning bush
7. What does Gilgamesh's mother tell him the two dreams mean?
(a) That his death is imminent
(b) That the city of Uruk will fall
(c) That he will have a son
(d) That a companion is coming to help Gilgamesh
8. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu first meet?
(a) In the temple
(b) In the woods
(c) At the marketplace
(d) At the river
9. How does Enkidu react to Gilgamesh's dreams?
(a) He has similar dreams
(b) He interprets them positively
(c) He says he fears they will come true
(d) He says they mean nothing
10. Gilgamesh is ____________, while Enkidu is _____________.
(a) young, old
(b) rash, humble
(c) humble, rash
(d) A man, A woman
11. What will supposedly make Enkidu lose his power?
(a) Having his hair cut
(b) Drinking wine
(c) Being seduced by a woman
(d) Fighting a giant
12. This person is created to keep Gilgamesh occupied.
(a) Enkidu
(b) Allah
(c) Gilganu
(d) Anuk
13. Who does Gilgamesh's mother pray to for protection for her son?
(a) Humbaba
(b) The god of the forest
(c) Enkidu
(d) The sun god
14. How many layers of armor has Humbaba put on when Gilgamesh and Enkidu arrive at the gate to the forest?
(a) One
(b) Six
(c) Seven
(d) Ten
15. How far does Enkidu say the cedar forest extends?
(a) Ten thousand miles
(b) One hundred acres
(c) A distance of ten thousand double-hours
(d) A thousand acres
Short Answer Questions
1. Who pulls Gilgamesh from under the toppled mountain in his dream?
2. What do the people of Uruk do with the axe in Gilgamesh's dream?
3. What does Humbaba do to make Gilgamesh afraid?
4. Gilgamesh's dreams are an example of what kind of narrative technique?
5. What is another name for the cedar forest?
|
This section contains 428 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
|



