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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) Six
(b) Seven
(c) Ten
(d) One

2. How far does Enkidu say the cedar forest extends?
(a) One hundred acres
(b) Ten thousand miles
(c) A thousand acres
(d) A distance of ten thousand double-hours

3. Who does Gilgamesh's mother pray to for protection for her son?
(a) Enkidu
(b) The god of the forest
(c) Humbaba
(d) The sun god

4. In Gilgamesh's second dream what does he see?
(a) A burning bush
(b) An axe
(c) A lion
(d) An angel

5. How does Gilgamesh know something is wrong with Enkidu?
(a) Ninsun has a dream about Enkidu
(b) Gilgamesh sees Enkidu pounding a wall
(c) Enkidu tells Shamash
(d) Enkidu cries

6. Why do the gods create Enkidu?
(a) To kill Gilgamesh
(b) To balance Gilgamesh's weaknesses
(c) To rule Uruk
(d) To spend time with the woman

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

8. Humbaba asks Gilgamesh to not do what to him?
(a) Burn the forest down
(b) Banish him from the forest
(c) Cut down all the trees
(d) Kill him

9. What does Humbaba do to make Gilgamesh afraid?
(a) Roars
(b) Strikes him with a sword
(c) Changes his face
(d) Spews fire

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

11. By what phrase does Enkidu refer to Ninsun?
(a) goddess of the sky
(b) Queen of men
(c) Wild cow
(d) Mighty princess

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

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

14. How far do Gilgamesh and Enkidu walk each day?
(a) As far as another man would walk in a month
(b) 50 miles
(c) 100 miles
(d) 15 miles

15. From where does Gilgamesh's mother say his companion will come?
(a) The sky
(b) The river
(c) The gods
(d) The wilderness

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Gilgamesh and Enkidu fight?

2. How many days would it take a mortal man to travel as far as Gilgamesh and Enkidu cover in fifty double hours?

3. What is a talent?

4. Who reminds Gilgamesh of his boast in Uruk?

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

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