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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. Who does Ishtar gather together?
(a) All the gods from all parts of heaven.
(b) The citizens of Uruk.
(c) Enkidu and Gilgamesh.
(d) The royal family.

2. When Harim enters the forest, by what is she charmed?
(a) Enkidu.
(b) The animals and leaves and broken sunlight of the forest.
(c) The smells of nature.
(d) The peace and quiet.

3. Into what does Enkidu eventually force Gilgamesh?
(a) A room.
(b) A closet.
(c) A puddle of mud.
(d) A position of vulnerability.

4. The people over which Gilgamesh rules as king possess what?
(a) A vast pantheon of gods.
(b) Magical powers.
(c) Many possessions.
(d) Only one god.

5. What happens when Enkidu hurries to the Temple of Ishtar to look for Harim?
(a) He finds her praying to Ishtar.
(b) He finds her with another man.
(c) He finds the courtyard empty and the gates locked.
(d) He finds her crying.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is this dream, according to Gilgamesh's mother?

3. What is the greatest danger to this city?

4. What is the result of the King's request to continue building the walls higher and higher?

5. What does Ninsun ask her son to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Enkidu convinced to join the King on his adventure?

3. Describe Gilgamesh's world.

4. What happens when Harim leads Enkidu into Uruk?

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

6. Why does Ishtar gather together all the gods?

7. What takes place in Gilgamesh's dream?

8. Who are the main gods Gilgamesh's people possess?

9. Of what does Gilgamesh remind Ishtar? How does she react?

10. What does Ninsun say about this dream?

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