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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh do to the beast?
(a) He throws a spear straight into its throat.
(b) He breaks its wings.
(c) He forgives it.
(d) He chops off its head.

2. For how long do the two companions grapple with the beast?
(a) One hour.
(b) A few moments.
(c) Thirty minutes.
(d) Hours.

3. What is done with the entrails?
(a) They are eaten by Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
(b) They are divided among the city's tradesmen.
(c) They are destroyed.
(d) They are burnt as an offering to the god Shamash.

4. What does Gilgamesh do when he has a disturbing dream?
(a) He searches for Enkidu.
(b) He goes immediately to his mother.
(c) He ignores it.
(d) He interprets it himself.

5. Watching the battle between Humbaba and the two friends, what happens to the goddess Ishtar?
(a) She is amused.
(b) She is moved from enraged to enamored.
(c) She is saddened.
(d) She becomes angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What eclipses even the entry of the wild man?

2. With the return of the two heroes, what happens in Uruk?

3. With the mothers robbed of their sons and the young girls of their lovers, what do the city elders decide to do?

4. How does Enlil feel about Shamash's pity for mankind?

5. Of what does Gilgamesh remind her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Enkidu react to the young priestess?

2. Describe Gilgamesh's world.

3. How does Ishtar react to the battle between Humbaba and the two friends?

4. What eclipses Enkidu entrance into the city?

5. What takes place when Enkidu comes upon the King?

6. How does this wall affect the people of Uruk?

7. How does Ishtar threaten her father?

8. How does the King respond when the elders try to intervene?

9. What does Ninsun say about this dream?

10. How are the heroes greeted by the citizens of Uruk?

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