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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What presumably is written on the scribes tablet in the underworld?
(a) Utnapishtim's name
(b) Shamash's name
(c) Enkidu's name
(d) Gilgamesh's name

2. Who does Siduri say is the only person able to cross the sea to Utnapishtim?
(a) The other gods
(b) Shamash
(c) Enkidu
(d) No one

3. Who is Utnapishtim?
(a) The goddess of the sea
(b) The god of the moon
(c) The Babylonian Noah
(d) The god of the underworld

4. What other name does Enkidu call the courtesan?
(a) A prostitute
(b) Ishtar
(c) A queen
(d) Ninsun

5. Gilgamesh is now afraid of what?
(a) Wild animals
(b) Death
(c) The forest
(d) The desert

Short Answer Questions

1. Gilgamesh raises his voice like what animal crying for her young?

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

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

4. What does Urshanabi say will happen if the waters touch a man?

5. Gilgamesh calls Enkidu his friend and what?

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