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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ensues between these two men?
(a) A conversation.
(b) A wrestling match.
(c) A minor disagreement.
(d) A tremendous confrontation.

2. What eclipses even the entry of the wild man?
(a) A day of celebration.
(b) The sun.
(c) An attack by a neighboring city.
(d) An important event taking place in the city.

3. The people over which Gilgamesh rules as king possess what?
(a) Many possessions.
(b) A vast pantheon of gods.
(c) Magical powers.
(d) Only one god.

4. Why does Gilgamesh believe he is invincible?
(a) He is very strong.
(b) He is two parts god and only one part man.
(c) He is very smart.
(d) He is a god.

5. In his dream, what is Gilgamesh doing?
(a) Speaking to his people.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Walking through the streets of Uruk.
(d) Walking through the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who robs a young hunter's traps?

2. What does the double-edged axe symbolize?

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

4. What is this dream, according to Gilgamesh's mother?

5. Why do the hunter and his father head to the city?

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