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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the greatest danger to this city?
(a) Floods.
(b) The god Anu.
(c) Earthquakes.
(d) The monster Humbaba.

2. Why does Gilgamesh pour meal on the earth?
(a) To appease the gods.
(b) To protect their feet as they walk.
(c) To feed the birds.
(d) To grow crops.

3. What happens when Enkidu hurries to the Temple of Ishtar to look for Harim?
(a) He finds the courtyard empty and the gates locked.
(b) He finds her with another man.
(c) He finds her crying.
(d) He finds her praying to Ishtar.

4. How does the wild man find himself when sitting beside the young priestess?
(a) Worried.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Utterly content.
(d) Sad.

5. Does Anu agree to Ishtar's request?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, at first.
(d) Not initially.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh do when he has a disturbing dream?

2. The slightest touch of what waters causes immediate death?

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

4. With the mothers robbed of their sons and the young girls of their lovers, what do the city elders decide to do?

5. By whom is Gilgamesh welcomed?

(see the answer key)

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