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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh see when he steps into the light?
(a) The underworld
(b) A beautiful garden
(c) The top of the mountain
(d) Enkidu

2. On what side did Gilgamesh give Enkidu a seat?
(a) In front of him
(b) The left
(c) Behind him
(d) The right

3. Which god does not want either man to die?
(a) Shamash
(b) Anu
(c) Ea
(d) Enlil

4. Enkidu curses three people/things as he lies dying. Who are they?
(a) Gilgamesh, Ishtar, Ninsun
(b) The gate, the trapper, the courtesan
(c) Shamash, Ninsun, Ishtar
(d) The shepherds, Humbaba, the courtesan

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ishtar asks her father to give her ______________.

2. Irkalla is the queen of what?

3. Gilgamesh refers to Enkidu as his friend and what?

4. What happens to Enkidu after the gods fight?

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

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