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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. Of what does Sabitu remind the King?
(a) The Mashu Mountains.
(b) The floods.
(c) The earthquakes.
(d) The deadly Bitter River.

2. Is man meant to be immortal?
(a) Yes.
(b) Maybe.
(c) Some.
(d) No.

3. Where do the two decide to rest and sleep?
(a) By the river.
(b) In a cave.
(c) On the edge of the cliff.
(d) At a spot with a fresh spring.

4. Why is Urshanabi banished from the place for all time?
(a) For not being immortal.
(b) For not helping Gilgamesh immediately.
(c) For helping Gilgamesh in the first place.
(d) For not helping Utnapishtim as often as he should.

5. How has Gilgamesh made travel in the boat impossible?
(a) By destroying the deck.
(b) By breaking the oars.
(c) By breaking the oarlocks.
(d) By destroying the sails.

Short Answer Questions

1. Can one become immortal by feats of daring alone?

2. What happens when both Gilgamesh and Urshanabi take a morsel of the plant?

3. What does Sabitu say about what the King attempts?

4. What does Urshanabi feel for Gilgamesh?

5. Who blesses Utnapishtim and his wife, making them immortal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sabitu react after Gilgamesh tells his story?

2. What does Utnapishtim begin?

3. How does Gilgamesh lose the magic weed?

4. How does Utnapishtim respond to Gilgamesh's quest?

5. What does the King do when he sees Uruk?

6. Of what does Sabitu remind Gilgamesh?

7. What does the boatman say to Gilgamesh, regarding his quest?

8. What happens after the slaying of the Bull of Heaven?

9. How does the wine maiden, Sabitu, react to Gilgamesh's appearance?

10. What takes place in Enkidu's dream?

(see the answer keys)

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