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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 house of Irkalla
(b) Back to the Shepherds
(c) To live with the gods
(d) To the Cedar Forest

2. When does Gilgamesh begin mourning for Enkidu?
(a) At midnight
(b) At sunset
(c) At noon
(d) At morning's first glimmer

3. How many pits did Ishtar dig for the lion?
(a) Ten
(b) Seven and yet seven
(c) Fifty
(d) Forty

4. What does Gilgamesh do with his hair and clothes?
(a) Rips out his hair and covers his clothes with ash
(b) Pulls them out/off and throws them away
(c) Cuts his hair and burns his clothes
(d) Cuts them off

5. What does the old man tell Gilgamesh when he reaches the opposite shore?
(a) That Utnapishtim is not there
(b) That Gilgamesh is trapped in the underworld
(c) That Gilgamesh must die in order to bring Enkidu back to life
(d) That everyone dies

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of demons will pull Gilgamesh's chariot?

3. Who dreams the night of the heroes feast?

4. How far down does the mountain reach?

5. What does Enkidu do after talking with Shamash?

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