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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh break when he meets Urshanabi?
(a) The dock
(b) The boat
(c) The boat oars
(d) Stone items needed to cross the sea

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

3. Who notices Gilgamesh's beauty after he has cleaned himself?
(a) Enkidu
(b) Humbaba
(c) Ishtar
(d) Shamash

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh do with the horns of the bull of heaven?

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

3. What does Enkidu do after talking with Shamash?

4. Which god does not want either man to die?

5. What happens when Enkidu enters the underworld?

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