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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what is Anu god?
(a) The sea.
(b) The skies.
(c) Love.
(d) The earth.

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

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

4. Why does the young priestess do this?
(a) In order that he might meet Ishtar.
(b) In order to be away from him.
(c) In order that Ishtar find favor in him.
(d) In order that she might adorn herself for the upcoming ceremony.

5. What does Enkidu do when Gilgamesh gathers to him an arsenal of finely wrought weaponry and lays it before his Enkidu's feet?
(a) He still turns away.
(b) He becomes angry.
(c) He laughs at him.
(d) He agrees to take part in the adventure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Enkidu hurries to the Temple of Ishtar to look for Harim?

2. To what is this man compared?

3. What do singers do?

4. How does the story of Gilgamesh begin?

5. Finally, what do the city elders attempt to do?

(see the answer key)

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