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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens at that moment?
(a) He falls asleep.
(b) He calls for his mother.
(c) He awakes.
(d) He dies.

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

3. Who is responsible for molding humans from inanimate clay?
(a) Aruru.
(b) Ishtar.
(c) The elders.
(d) Anu.

4. What is natural to man?
(a) Love.
(b) Honor.
(c) Mortality.
(d) Peace.

5. What does the god Shamash do to the sleeping Enkidu?
(a) He scolds him.
(b) He kills him.
(c) He protects him.
(d) He praises him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gilgamesh do for many days and nights?

3. What does the scorpion-man describe to Gilgamesh?

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

5. What does the scorpion-man urge Gilgamesh to do?

(see the answer key)

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