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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the mountain watch over?
(a) The rising and setting of the moon
(b) The rising and setting of the sun
(c) The people of Uruk
(d) The tides of the sea

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

3. Who does Siduri think Gilgamesh is when she sees him?
(a) A criminal
(b) Gilgamesh
(c) A god
(d) A demon

4. What are the names of the two kings Enkidu identifies in the underworld?
(a) Etana and Enlil
(b) Ninsun and Sumuqan
(c) Etana and Sumuqan
(d) Sumuqan and Thorazi

5. How many poles does Gilgamesh use to push the boat across the sea?
(a) One hundred and twenty
(b) Twelve
(c) Fifty
(d) One

6. What do Gilgamesh and Enkidu do after killing the bull of heaven?
(a) Threw the horns into the river
(b) Cut off its head
(c) Buried the carcass
(d) Cut out its heart

7. 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 cedar forest.
(d) He will live in the temple.

8. Where does Enkidu go in his dream?
(a) To live with the gods
(b) To the Cedar Forest
(c) Back to the Shepherds
(d) To the house of Irkalla

9. How does Gilgamesh finally know that Enkidu is dead?
(a) Enkidu's body begins to rot away.
(b) Enkidu is dark and cannot hear Gilgamesh.
(c) The priests take Enkidu's body away.
(d) The animals come to eat the dead meat.

10. What is the name of the gardener with whom Ishtar falls in love?
(a) Illanu
(b) Ishtari
(c) Illani
(d) Ishullanu

11. How many pits did Ishtar dig for the lion?
(a) Ten
(b) Forty
(c) Fifty
(d) Seven and yet seven

12. What word does Gilgamesh use to refer to Enkidu's death in line 13 of Column 2?
(a) Sleep
(b) Sickness
(c) Adventure
(d) Worry

13. When Enkidu curses the trapper, he wishes that his game will do what?
(a) Eat his family
(b) Kill him
(c) Escape him
(d) Turn against him

14. What animal did Enkidu chase on the steppe?
(a) A wolf
(b) A bear
(c) A fox
(d) A panther

15. Including animals, how many lovers does Gilgamesh say that Ishtar has had?
(a) Six
(b) Eight
(c) Seven
(d) Ten

Short Answer Questions

1. Gilgamesh is afraid he will die in what?

2. What does Gilgamesh see when he steps into the light?

3. Ishtar asks her father to give her ______________.

4. In what river do the two men wash their hands?

5. Which four gods argue over Gilgamesh and Enkidu?

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