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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what do Gilgamesh and Enkidu take part?
(a) A festival.
(b) Various contests and feats of strength.
(c) A dance.
(d) A feast.

2. What is done with the entrails?
(a) They are burnt as an offering to the god Shamash.
(b) They are eaten by Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
(c) They are destroyed.
(d) They are divided among the city's tradesmen.

3. Why do the hunter and his father head to the city?
(a) To find a god to help them.
(b) To find someone to kill Enkidu.
(c) To report the matter to the King.
(d) To complain about Gilgamesh's behavior.

4. Through the trees, what does Gilgamesh see?
(a) The face of Ishtar.
(b) The face of Anu.
(c) The face of Ellil.
(d) The face of Shamash.

5. What happens after eleven days and nights of this leg of Gilgamesh's journey?
(a) He meets Enkidu.
(b) He is in complete darkness.
(c) He sees Anu.
(d) He see a trace of light.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh know about Harim?

2. Into what does Enkidu eventually force Gilgamesh?

3. Who does Ishtar gather together?

4. Looking up at the towering peaks, what does Gilgamesh wonder?

5. What is done with the carcass of the beast?

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