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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the anticipated battle between the King and the savage take place?
(a) At the gate into the city.
(b) In the forest.
(c) At the temple.
(d) At the King's palace.

2. What is Utnapishtim doing at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Chopping firewood.
(b) Fishing in the Bitter River.
(c) Lying in his hammock on the further shore of the Bitter River.
(d) Eating dinner.

3. What happens as Harim leads Enkidu into Uruk?
(a) He is besieged by curious onlookers.
(b) He is taunted.
(c) He is ignored.
(d) He is captured.

4. What does Gilgamesh beg Enkidu to do?
(a) Relate the dreams so that he can tell them to his mother.
(b) Leave Uruk.
(c) Stay awake.
(d) Forget his dream.

5. What does Enkidu refuse to do?
(a) Allow Gilgamesh to leave.
(b) Slay Gilgamesh, who is such a worthy opponent.
(c) Forgive Gilgamesh.
(d) Give Gilgamesh to the citizens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enkidu then hear?

2. What does Gilgamesh reason?

3. For how long does Enkidu sleep?

4. After Harim and Enkidu proceed to the temple, what does the young priestess do?

5. What do most of the gods want?

(see the answer key)

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