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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With the mothers robbed of their sons and the young girls of their lovers, what do the city elders decide to do?
(a) Complain to the gods.
(b) Complain to the other citizens.
(c) Complain to the King.
(d) Complain to Anu.

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

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

4. How long does Gilgamesh wait for Urshanabi to arrive?
(a) Twenty-four days and nights.
(b) Four days and nights.
(c) Untold days and nights.
(d) Ten days and nights.

5. What does the double-edged axe symbolize?
(a) A kind man.
(b) An intelligent man.
(c) A nervous man.
(d) A dangerous man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after eleven days and nights of this leg of Gilgamesh's journey?

2. What does Ninsun ask her son to do?

3. How does King Gilgamesh surprise his people, regarding this person?

4. How many straight poles must Gilgamesh cut down?

5. Gilgamesh must traverse the deep caverns beneath the Mountains of Mashu in order to reach whom?

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