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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Enkidu go to a celebration in Uruk?
(a) To dance with the woman
(b) To eat at the feast
(c) Because he wants to be part of the celebration
(d) To stop Gilgamesh from sleeping with a new bride

2. How long are Enkidu and the woman together?
(a) A fortnight
(b) A week
(c) One night
(d) An hour

3. Who do the elders send to protect Gilgamesh?
(a) Enkidu
(b) The Shepherds
(c) Twenty men from Uruk
(d) Enkidu and Gilgamesh's mother

4. What happens when Gilgamesh and Enkidu fight?
(a) Gilgamesh kills Enkidu.
(b) Enkidu kills Gilgamesh.
(c) They become friends because they are equals.
(d) Enkdiu takes the new bride for himself.

5. How many dreams does Gilgamesh have on the journey to the forest?
(a) Three or Six
(b) Two
(c) Five
(d) None

6. Who do the elders counsel Gilgamesh to let lead the way?
(a) The animals
(b) The gods
(c) The shepherds
(d) Enkidu

7. What does Enkidu tell Gilgamesh is guarding the Cedar Forest?
(a) A pack of angry wolves
(b) The shepherds watch over the forest
(c) A demon named Humbaba
(d) A great angel with a sword

8. Who interprets Gilgamesh's dreams?
(a) Enkidu
(b) The shepherds
(c) Humbaba
(d) Shamash

9. What is the name of the city Gilgamesh builds?
(a) Uruk
(b) Ruku
(c) Ukur
(d) Urukali

10. Who appointed Humbaba protector of the forest?
(a) Enlil
(b) Shamash
(c) Ninsun
(d) Anu

11. What does Enkidu have knowledge of after being with the woman?
(a) Good and Evil
(b) God
(c) Man
(d) The world

12. Gilgamesh asks Shamash to give Enkidu what?
(a) Victory over Humbaba
(b) A kingdom of his own
(c) A wife
(d) A dream

13. What do the people of Uruk do with the axe in Gilgamesh's dream?
(a) Use it to kill Gilgamesh
(b) Bury it
(c) Throw it in the river
(d) Celebrate around it

14. How does Enkidu react to Gilgamesh's dreams?
(a) He says they mean nothing
(b) He has similar dreams
(c) He says he fears they will come true
(d) He interprets them positively

15. What is stilled into silence when the men behold the forest?
(a) The sound of the gods
(b) The wind
(c) Their voices
(d) Humbaba's words

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reminds Gilgamesh of his boast in Uruk?

2. Gilgamesh thinks he is entitled to do what with new brides?

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

4. How many winds come against Humbaba?

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

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