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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Ninsun possess?
(a) The ability to soothe those who are distraught.
(b) Wealth.
(c) A great deal of knowledge.
(d) The gifts of prophecy and the interpretation of dreams.

4. Into what does Enkidu eventually force Gilgamesh?
(a) A room.
(b) A position of vulnerability.
(c) A puddle of mud.
(d) A closet.

5. What does Ninsun ask her son to do?
(a) Look for Enkidu.
(b) Leave her alone.
(c) Relax.
(d) Describe the dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the elders request of Enkidu?

2. How does the story of Gilgamesh begin?

3. How does the man respond to the girl?

4. What do scribes do?

5. What does Enkidu do when Gilgamesh gathers to him an arsenal of finely wrought weaponry and lays it before his Enkidu's feet?

(see the answer key)

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