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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Gilgamesh do that awakens Humbaba?
2. What things do the shepherds teach Enkidu?
3. To whom do the people of Uruk pray?
4. Gilgamesh is ____________, while Enkidu is _____________.
5. How many winds come against Humbaba?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the garden which greets Gilgamesh once he journeys through the darkness of the mountain pass.
2. What legend surrounds Gilgamesh's birth?
3. Describe Gilgamesh's lamentations for Enkidu.
4. Why is it significant that Gilgamesh cannot stay awake to pass the test Utnapishtim sets before him?
5. Describe the disappointment awaiting Gilgamesh when he finally meets Utnapishtim.
6. Describe what Enkidu sees in his dream of the underworld.
7. How does the relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu continue to grow on their journey?
8. How does Gilgamesh's decision to journey to Utnapishtim provide evidence that he still has not matured and continues to act rashly?
9. Describe Gilgamesh's character.
10. What does the barmaid tell Gilgamesh and what do her words foreshadow?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After the snake has stolen Gilgamesh's plant, the hero sits contemplating all that has befallen him. He wonders who he has done everything for and realizes that in the end all his rash actions have not gotten him anywhere. Gilgamesh returns to Uruk and stands on the wall overlooking his city. How do you think Gilgamesh views his city after his long journey? At the beginning of the story he viewed Uruk and the citizens as his personal playground and slaves. Do you think Gilgamesh has a new appreciation for the people and the beauty of Uruk?
Essay Topic 2
In Tablet 2, Column 3, Lines 10-14 the courtesan instructs Enkidu to eat the bread and drink the strong drink. Compare the wording of these lines to the words used in Christian communion ceremonies. There is a formulaic quality to the lines where the participant is instructed to "take and eat, take and drink." Are there any similarities between these lines? Gilgamesh is often compared with other Old Testament stories but the communion ritual comes from the last supper. Is there any evidence to support a connection between Gilgamesh and Christ's last supper?
Essay Topic 3
Enkidu is a man without a family, without title, and without anyone to remember him when he is gone. Ninsun speaks with him before he leaves with Gilgamesh to face Humbaba. Ninsun adopts him as her own son and gives him gifts similar to those that Gilgamesh receives as her son. The hero who does not have a family is often adopted by those he aides. A similar scene occurs in Beowulf when Hrothgar "adopts" Beowulf. Discuss the implications of Ninsun adopting Enkidu as her own. What does this adoption mean for Enkidu? How will it affect his life compared with being a nameless man living among the shepherds and beasts?
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