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

2. Why does the dove that is released return?
(a) Having found no place to land.
(b) It misses the creatures on the ark.
(c) It has been told to return.
(d) It is afraid to go to land.

3. How long does Gilgamesh wait for Urshanabi to arrive?
(a) Ten days and nights.
(b) Four days and nights.
(c) Twenty-four days and nights.
(d) Untold days and nights.

4. What does the scorpion-man urge Gilgamesh to do?
(a) Bring him with him.
(b) Leave him be.
(c) Continue his quest.
(d) Give up his quest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Gilgamesh tells his story, how does Utnapishtim answer?

2. What does Enkidu then hear?

3. Why does she feel this way about Gilgamesh?

4. What does Enkidu do to the tall cedar gate, the hunters, and Harim?

5. What does the wife of Utnapishtim urge her husband to give Gilgamesh?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Utnapishtim's wife describe Gilgamesh?

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

6. What does Gilgamesh do when he realizes his quest is hopeless? How does Utnapishtim respond?

7. What does Utnapishtim agree to tell Gilgamesh?

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

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

10. How does Gilgamesh arrive at the short of the Bitter River?

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