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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Enkidu resolve to do?
(a) Accompany his friend and to make the needed sacrifice.
(b) Leave Gilgamesh and his new life.
(c) Stop Gilgamesh.
(d) Meet with the gods.

2. Finally, what do the city elders attempt to do?
(a) Find a new King.
(b) Prepare the King for his departure.
(c) Intervene.
(d) Ignore the two men.

3. What does Enkidu do when Gilgamesh gathers to him an arsenal of finely wrought weaponry and lays it before his Enkidu's feet?
(a) He agrees to take part in the adventure.
(b) He becomes angry.
(c) He still turns away.
(d) He laughs at him.

4. What does the girl do when she looks beyond the savagery of this man's appearance to the gentleness of his nature?
(a) She goes to Enkidu.
(b) She leaves the forest.
(c) She smiles at him.
(d) She says hello.

5. At the Temple of Ishtar, the citizens of Uruk will finally do what?
(a) Pray to Ishtar.
(b) Destroy the temple.
(c) Ask Ishtar for guidance.
(d) Choose a bride for their king, Gilgamesh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the King attempt to do to the savage?

2. To what is this man compared?

3. Upon their arrival, what do they find the citizens doing?

4. In his dream, what is Gilgamesh doing?

5. What does the double-edged axe symbolize?

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