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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the greatest danger to this city?
(a) The monster Humbaba.
(b) The god Anu.
(c) Floods.
(d) Earthquakes.
2. How does King Gilgamesh surprise his people, regarding this person?
(a) He does not want to fight Anu alone.
(b) He does not offer to fight Enkidu himself.
(c) He will marry Ishtar.
(d) He plans to fight Aruru.
3. Why do the hunter and his father head to the city?
(a) To find a god to help them.
(b) To complain about Gilgamesh's behavior.
(c) To report the matter to the King.
(d) To find someone to kill Enkidu.
4. What does Gilgamesh do when he has a disturbing dream?
(a) He ignores it.
(b) He interprets it himself.
(c) He goes immediately to his mother.
(d) He searches for Enkidu.
5. What does Enkidu resolve to do?
(a) Stop Gilgamesh.
(b) Accompany his friend and to make the needed sacrifice.
(c) Meet with the gods.
(d) Leave Gilgamesh and his new life.
6. What does Enkidu do when Gilgamesh gathers to him an arsenal of finely wrought weaponry and lays it before his Enkidu's feet?
(a) He agrees to take part in the adventure.
(b) He still turns away.
(c) He laughs at him.
(d) He becomes angry.
7. What does the girl do when she looks beyond the savagery of this man's appearance to the gentleness of his nature?
(a) She smiles at him.
(b) She goes to Enkidu.
(c) She says hello.
(d) She leaves the forest.
8. Why does Gilgamesh believe he is invincible?
(a) He is a god.
(b) He is very strong.
(c) He is very smart.
(d) He is two parts god and only one part man.
9. How does the story of Gilgamesh begin?
(a) With the story of Gilgamesh's birth.
(b) With an account of how Gilgamesh becomes King.
(c) With an account of the geography of his world.
(d) With the story of how Gilgamesh gained immortality.
10. What ensues between these two men?
(a) A tremendous confrontation.
(b) A conversation.
(c) A wrestling match.
(d) A minor disagreement.
11. How does Ishtar feel about the elders' plan?
(a) She agrees with it.
(b) She agrees with it at first.
(c) She disagrees with it.
(d) She is unsure about it.
12. Why does the young priestess do this?
(a) In order that Ishtar find favor in him.
(b) In order that she might adorn herself for the upcoming ceremony.
(c) In order that he might meet Ishtar.
(d) In order to be away from him.
13. 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 King.
(b) Complain to Anu.
(c) Complain to the gods.
(d) Complain to the other citizens.
14. What does Enkidu, along with three hundred armed warriors, do?
(a) He protects the creature.
(b) He comes out to meet the beast.
(c) He begs for Gilgamesh's help in killing the beast.
(d) He chases the creature from the city.
15. At the Temple of Ishtar, the citizens of Uruk will finally do what?
(a) Pray to Ishtar.
(b) Choose a bride for their king, Gilgamesh.
(c) Ask Ishtar for guidance.
(d) Destroy the temple.
Short Answer Questions
1. Seeing his bravery and his skill in battle, with whom does Ishtar fall in love?
2. According to Ishtar's wishes, what does the creature do?
3. How does the wild man find himself when sitting beside the young priestess?
4. When Harim enters the forest, by what is she charmed?
5. What is the adventure the King proposes?
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