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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 Anu.
(c) Complain to the gods.
(d) Complain to the other citizens.

3. Who is responsible for molding humans from inanimate clay?
(a) The elders.
(b) Ishtar.
(c) Anu.
(d) Aruru.

4. How does Ishtar feel about the elders' plan?
(a) She disagrees with it.
(b) She agrees with it.
(c) She is unsure about it.
(d) She agrees with it at first.

5. 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 an account of how Gilgamesh becomes King.
(d) With the story of Gilgamesh's birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gilgamesh react to his mother's warning?

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

3. As he nears the Temple of Ishtar, what happens beside him?

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

5. To what is this man compared?

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