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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By whom is Gilgamesh welcomed?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) Anu.
(d) Ishtar.

2. Over whom does Anu hesitate to take the side of the common people?
(a) The King.
(b) The other gods.
(c) The elders.
(d) Ishtar.

3. Watching the battle between Humbaba and the two friends, what happens to the goddess Ishtar?
(a) She is moved from enraged to enamored.
(b) She is saddened.
(c) She is amused.
(d) She becomes angry.

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

5. Where does the anticipated battle between the King and the savage take place?
(a) In the forest.
(b) At the King's palace.
(c) At the gate into the city.
(d) At the temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should Gilgamesh not do?

2. To what is this man compared?

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

4. Does Enkidu agree to take part in this adventure?

5. What is the adventure the King proposes?

(see the answer key)

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