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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Gilgamesh put over Enkidu when he is dead?
(a) A veil like a bride
(b) A wolf pelt
(c) Fir branches
(d) A royal cloak

4. When Gilgamesh spurns Ishtar, from whom does the goddess ask for help?
(a) Humbaba
(b) Shamash
(c) Enkidu
(d) Her parents, Anu and Antum

5. To whom does Gilgamesh tell Enkidu's dream?
(a) Shamash
(b) Ishtar
(c) Ninsun
(d) The shepherds

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enkidu wish he had done to the gate of the Cedar Forest?

2. What does Enkidu throw at Ishtar?

3. Irkalla is the queen of what?

4. How many poles does Gilgamesh use to push the boat across the sea?

5. Who arises to rob Gilgamesh in Line 7 of Column 2?

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