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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 does Utnapishtim agree to do?

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

3. What does this god ask Gilgamesh?

4. At first, how does the wine maiden Sabitu feel about Gilgamesh?

5. Why does Gilgamesh lift a stone and throw it down onto the boat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Utnapishtim agree to tell Gilgamesh?

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

4. How long does the storm last? What happens when the water begins to recede?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Enkidu curse?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gilgamesh and the boatman are given directions for how to find a magic weed.

Part 1) Describe this magic weed. Why does Utnapishtim tell Gilgamesh about this weed?

Part 2) How does this weed affect Gilgamesh and the boatman? What is the purpose of them finding this precious plant?

Part 3) Does this weed help these two men in their travels? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Gilgamesh is adamant about finding Enkidu.

Part 1) Why is he so adamant?

Part 2) What does this strong desire to find Enkidu reveal about Gilgamesh's character?

Part 3) Why does he give up his life to be with Enkidu? Would you give your life up for someone else? Why or why not?

Part 4) Should Gilgamesh have chosen to die? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The goddess Ishtar is initially enraged by the battle between Humbaba and the two men.

Part 1) Why is she enraged by the battle? How is her opinion changed?

Part 2) How does this change in her attitude reflect her personality?

Part 3) How does this change in her behavior affect the two men and the plot? How might the story have been different if her attitude regarding Gilgamesh had not changed?

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