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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gilgamesh thinks he is entitled to do what with new brides?
(a) Kiss them before the groom does
(b) Keep them as slaves
(c) Spend the night with them
(d) Toast at their wedding

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

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

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

5. Where is Enkidu raised?
(a) With the gods
(b) Uruk
(c) The wilderness
(d) In a city full of Gilgamesh's enemies

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the gods create Enkidu?

2. What happens when Gilgamesh and Enkidu fight?

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

4. Where do Gilgamesh and Enkidu first meet?

5. What two things does Enkidu do that make him like a man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who speaks the last lines of the Tablet?

2. Discuss why Gilgamesh has such a difficult time dealing with Enkidu's death.

3. Describe the city of Uruk.

4. Discuss why Enkidu is angered by news of the celebration in Uruk.

5. Describe Gilgamesh's dreams.

6. What does Shamash say to Enkidu after Enkidu curses the courtesan?

7. Discuss the procession that sees Gilgamesh off on his adventure.

8. Describe Gilgamesh's lamentations for Enkidu.

9. Describe Enkidu's relationship with the shepherds.

10. What does Enkidu counsel Gilgamesh to do with Humbaba and why?

(see the answer keys)

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