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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does Utnapishtim tell Gilgamesh?
(a) A magic flower that grows in a nearby field.
(b) A magic bush that grows on a cliff.
(c) A magic tree that grows on the banks of the Bitter River.
(d) A magic weed that grows at the bottom of the Bitter River.

2. Who robs a young hunter's traps?
(a) Ishtar.
(b) Enkidu.
(c) Anu.
(d) Aruru.

3. When the water recedes on what is Utnapishtim's construction caught?
(a) A volcano.
(b) A cliff.
(c) A deep sea crater.
(d) The top of a mountain.

4. What does Gilgamesh smash?
(a) The sails.
(b) The deck.
(c) The oars.
(d) The oarlocks.

5. How does Gilgamesh react to his mother's warning?
(a) He becomes angry.
(b) He cries.
(c) He grows nervous.
(d) He laughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ishtar threaten to do If her father does not create the creature she requests?

2. At the Temple of Ishtar, the citizens of Uruk will finally do what?

3. How long does the storm last?

4. The people over which Gilgamesh rules as king possess what?

5. Upon their arrival, what do they find the citizens doing?

(see the answer key)

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