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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the wild man find himself when sitting beside the young priestess?
(a) Utterly content.
(b) Worried.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Sad.

2. What is the young priestess's worry?
(a) Enkidu will be treated like a King.
(b) Enkidu will be treated no better than a captive animal.
(c) Enkidu will betray her.
(d) Enkidu will become violent in town.

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

4. With the mothers robbed of their sons and the young girls of their lovers, what do the city elders decide to do?
(a) Complain to the King.
(b) Complain to the gods.
(c) Complain to Anu.
(d) Complain to the other citizens.

5. What does Gilgamesh do when he has a disturbing dream?
(a) He interprets it himself.
(b) He searches for Enkidu.
(c) He ignores it.
(d) He goes immediately to his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the young girl feel when she sees the man?

2. To what is this man compared?

3. Who robs a young hunter's traps?

4. What does the girl do when she looks beyond the savagery of this man's appearance to the gentleness of his nature?

5. How does Ishtar feel about the elders' plan?

(see the answer key)

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