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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Enkidu and Gilgamesh defeat Humbaba?
(a) Shamash
(b) The shepherds
(c) They do not defeat Humbaba.
(d) Animals in the forest

2. What will supposedly make Enkidu lose his power?
(a) Being seduced by a woman
(b) Drinking wine
(c) Having his hair cut
(d) Fighting a giant

3. How many days does the journey to the Cedar Forest take?
(a) Six months
(b) Six days
(c) One month
(d) One week

4. Gilgamesh's dreams are a realization of his personal what?
(a) Hopes for the future
(b) Fears
(c) knowledge given by the gods
(d) curse put on him by the woman

5. What is the woman called who seduces Enkidu?
(a) The harlot
(b) The courtesan
(c) Eanna
(d) The courtier

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

7. How many layers of armor does Humbaba usually wear?
(a) One
(b) Six
(c) Ten
(d) Seven

8. What is another phrase for sleep?
(a) The long goodbye
(b) The outpouring of the night
(c) The long kiss goodnight
(d) The time of the gods

9. Who intercedes to help Gilgamesh overcome Humbaba?
(a) Shamash
(b) Enlil
(c) Anu
(d) Ninsun

10. What happens to Enkidu's hand when he tries to open the gate?
(a) It falls off
(b) It is badly burned
(c) It is paralyzed
(d) It turns to stone

11. The tale of Gilgamesh is carved on what type of stone?
(a) Lapis
(b) Copper
(c) Iron Ore
(d) Quartz

12. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu first meet?
(a) At the marketplace
(b) At the river
(c) In the temple
(d) In the woods

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

14. How do Gilgamesh and Enkidu establish their friendship?
(a) With a kiss
(b) By announcing their pact in formal court
(c) By drinking each other's blood
(d) With a handshake

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours do Gilgamesh and Enkidu walk in one day?

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

3. Who reminds Gilgamesh of his boast in Uruk?

4. What things do the shepherds teach Enkidu?

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

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