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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 happens as Gilgamesh bathes?
(a) The magic plant shrivels and dies.
(b) The magic plant falls back in the water.
(c) The magic plant is quickly absconded with by a snake.
(d) The magic plant is eaten by the animals.

2. For whom does Utnapishtim prepare a feast?
(a) The animals.
(b) The gods.
(c) The people who survived the flood.
(d) His family.

3. What does Gilgamesh assure Enkidu?
(a) If he goes to the underworld, he goes alone.
(b) If he goes to the underworld, Gilgamesh will wait at the gate until they let Enkidu out again.
(c) If he goes back to the forest, Gilgamesh will send Harim with him.
(d) If he leaves Uruk, Gilgamesh will surely die.

4. What does Gilgamesh spot?
(a) The mountain he must climb.
(b) The island with the man in a hammock.
(c) The boat that is to carry him across.
(d) The cliff off which he must jump.

5. What prevents Gilgamesh from doing any further damage?
(a) The boatman demands to know who dares to damage the boat of Utnapishtim.
(b) Lightning strikes the boat and destroys it.
(c) He collapses.
(d) A god calls his name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Chapter Nine mark the beginning?

2. What does Gilgamesh reason?

3. What is the difficulty in getting the plant?

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

5. How has Gilgamesh made travel in the boat impossible?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ea give Utnapishtim? Why?

2. What does the scorpion-man urge Gilgamesh to do? How does Gilgamesh respond?

3. What does Utnapishtim tell Gilgamesh that would allow him to return to Uruk honorably?

4. How does Chapter Nine begin?

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

6. Why is the crow sent out? Why does it not return?

7. What takes place in Enkidu's dream?

8. What must Gilgamesh do to reach Utnapishtim?

9. How does Gilgamesh respond to this dream? What happens to Enkidu?

10. What does Sabitu explain to Gilgamesh that he will find on the shore?

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