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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who notices Gilgamesh's beauty after he has cleaned himself?
(a) Shamash
(b) Enkidu
(c) Humbaba
(d) Ishtar

2. Where will Gilgamesh live after Enkidu's burial?
(a) He will roam the desert.
(b) He will stay with the shepherds.
(c) He will live in the temple.
(d) He will live in the cedar forest.

3. Who is Sin?
(a) The god of the river
(b) The moon god
(c) The god of the sea
(d) The sun goddess

4. What is the name of the barmaid who dwells by the sea?
(a) Suriana
(b) Siduri
(c) Suri
(d) Sidartha

5. Which four gods argue over Gilgamesh and Enkidu?
(a) Ishtar, Anu, Anil, Shamash
(b) Shamash, Anu, Eamon, Ninsun
(c) Ea, Shamash, Enlil, Ninsun
(d) Ea, Anu, Enlil and Shamash

6. What does Urshanabi say will happen if the waters touch a man?
(a) He will die.
(b) He will sink to the bottom of the sea.
(c) He will become very ill.
(d) He will grow old.

7. In what river do the two men wash their hands?
(a) Urukali
(b) Tigres
(c) Nile
(d) Euphrates

8. What is the chariot made of that Ishtar promises Gilgamesh?
(a) Copper and Lapis
(b) Iron Ore and Silver
(c) Lapis Lazuli and gold
(d) Silver and Gold

9. Why does Gilgamesh tell the scorpion man he has come to Mashu?
(a) To seek his own death
(b) To climb Mashu
(c) To swim impossible seas
(d) To speak of matters of life and death

10. What happens to Enkidu after the gods fight?
(a) He is killed by wolves.
(b) Ishtar murders him.
(c) He falls ill.
(d) Gilgamesh kills him.

11. What does Ishtar turn the gardener into?
(a) A rose bush
(b) A mole
(c) A thorn brush
(d) A tree

12. What does Enkidu wish he had done to the gate of the Cedar Forest?
(a) Burned it down
(b) Broke it down
(c) Chopped it to pieces
(d) Never touched it

13. Who did Gilgamesh get to kiss Enkidu's feet?
(a) Ishtar
(b) Shamash
(c) The princes of the earth
(d) The gods

14. How far down does the mountain reach?
(a) The otherside of the world
(b) Into the Underworld
(c) The top of the temple in Uruk
(d) The bottom of the sea

15. What does Enkidu do after talking with Shamash?
(a) Changes the courtesan's curse into a blessing
(b) Curses Shamash
(c) Dies
(d) Cries

Short Answer Questions

1. On what side did Gilgamesh give Enkidu a seat?

2. What type of demons will pull Gilgamesh's chariot?

3. What does the variegated roller yell?

4. What does Gilgamesh break when he meets Urshanabi?

5. How many double hours does Gilgamesh travel before finding light?

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