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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what is this man compared?
(a) A father.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) A brother.
(d) An enemy.

2. What is this dream, according to Gilgamesh's mother?
(a) Just a dream.
(b) An evil portent.
(c) Caused by the large meal he had the night before.
(d) A sign of what good is to come.

3. What happens at that moment?
(a) He calls for his mother.
(b) He awakes.
(c) He dies.
(d) He falls asleep.

4. How does the story of Gilgamesh begin?
(a) With the story of how Gilgamesh gained immortality.
(b) With an account of the geography of his world.
(c) With the story of Gilgamesh's birth.
(d) With an account of how Gilgamesh becomes King.

5. How does the man respond to the girl?
(a) He waves to her.
(b) He leaves.
(c) He gives her a confused stare.
(d) He says hello in return.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what is Anu god?

2. What is the result of the King's request to continue building the walls higher and higher?

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

4. Who is responsible for molding humans from inanimate clay?

5. What is a city of fine houses, magnificent temples, marketplaces, and groves of trees?

(see the answer key)

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