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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Gilgamesh do before Shamash each time they stop?
(a) Offers a sacrifice
(b) Digs a well
(c) Drinks wine
(d) Kneels to pray five times

4. What does the courtesan use to clothe Enkidu?
(a) The skins of animals
(b) Half of her own garment
(c) Leaves from the forest
(d) One of the shepherds cloaks

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

6. How many hours do Gilgamesh and Enkidu walk in one day?
(a) thirty double hours
(b) Fifty double hours
(c) twenty double hours
(d) twenty-five double hours

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

8. How does Enkidu feel about the journey into the forest?
(a) He plans to kill Humbaba himself.
(b) He hopes to see the shepherds again.
(c) He is excited to get out of Uruk.
(d) He is worried about the quest.

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

10. What does Enkidu do with the animals he finds in the woods?
(a) Teaches them to attack Gilgamesh
(b) Frees them from traps
(c) Kills them for the fur
(d) Captures them to sell in the city

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

12. Where does Gilgamesh see the ax in his dream?
(a) The wilderness
(b) His bedroom
(c) The temple
(d) The marketplace

13. With whom does Enkidu live?
(a) The woman
(b) A pack of wolves
(c) The gods
(d) A group of shepherds

14. What does Gilgamesh want to do in the Cedar Forest?
(a) To meet the shepherds
(b) Cut down all the trees
(c) Go hunting
(d) Learn to live with the animals like Enkidu

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for Humbaba?

2. What things do the shepherds teach Enkidu?

3. What do the people of Uruk say about Enkidu when they first see him?

4. What is the name of the temple where Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to pray?

5. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to contemplate their course of action and interpret Gilgamesh's dreams?

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