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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the elders request of Enkidu?

2. By whom is Gilgamesh welcomed?

3. How does the goddess Ishtar feel about what has taken place?

4. What do Gilgamesh and Enkidu do when Ishtar calls the gods to battle against them?

5. What does Enkidu resolve to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Enkidu begins to overcome Gilgamesh?

2. How does Gilgamesh react to his mother's warning?

3. What is the relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu?

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

5. Why does Ishtar gather together all the gods?

6. What takes place in Gilgamesh's dream?

7. What does Ninsun say about this dream?

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

9. What eclipses Enkidu entrance into the city?

10. What do the hunter and his father find in Uruk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The behavior of these gods is often cruel and unpredictable.

Part ) How is their behavior cruel and unpredictable? Are you surprised by this behavior? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this behavior compare to the behavior of humans? How does the behavior of both the gods and humans compare to your opinion about typical god-like or human behavior?

Part 3) How does the behavior of the gods affect both other gods and humans?

Part 4) How does the behavior of these gods reflect the beliefs of the people during which this story was created?

Essay Topic 2

The loss of the magic weed is significant.

Part 1) How does he lose it? What does his behavior regarding his care of the weed reveal about his character?

Part 2) What does this loss foreshadow?

Part 3) What does this loss mean to humanity, specifically this culture?

Essay Topic 3

This story serves a purpose.

Part 1) What purpose does it serve?

Part 2) How might those hearing or reading this story when it was first created react to it differently than readers today? Why?

Part 3) Why is this considered an epic? Are there any stories in your culture that you would consider epics? Explain.

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