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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 return of the two heroes, what happens in Uruk?
(a) Work on the wall continues.
(b) The gods arrive.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A holiday is declared.

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

3. Does Utnapishtim agree to aid Gilgamesh in his impossible mission?
(a) Not necessarily.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) At first.

4. How does the young girl feel when she sees the man?
(a) She is terrified.
(b) She is excited.
(c) She is irritated.
(d) She is unsure.

5. What do scribes do?
(a) They tell the stories of the King and Enkidu on the walls of a tomb.
(b) They teach Enkidu how to write.
(c) They engrave the stories onto stone or press the letters into wet clay.
(d) They write stories of the men's adventures on papyrus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a city of fine houses, magnificent temples, marketplaces, and groves of trees?

2. Why do the hunter and his father head to the city?

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

4. What does Gilgamesh know about Harim?

5. What does Sabitu do after he thanks her?

(see the answer key)

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