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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 Gilgamesh wonder about Utnapishtim?

2. How long does the storm last?

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

4. Looking up at the towering peaks, what does Gilgamesh wonder?

5. Why is Urshanabi banished from the place for all time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What takes place in Enkidu's dream?

3. How does Gilgamesh lose the magic weed?

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

5. Of what does Sabitu remind Gilgamesh?

6. What option does Urshanabi offer Gilgamesh?

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

8. What happens because of Gilgamesh's impatience?

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

10. After Gilgamesh tells his story, how does Utnapishtim respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The gods create Enkidu to kill Gilgamesh.

Part 1) Why do they want Enkidu to kill Gilgamesh? Could Gilgamesh be controlled without killing him? Why or why not?

Part 2) Is Enkidu able to follow the directions of the elders? Why or why not?

Part 3) What is ironic about the fact that Enkidu was created to kill Gilgamesh?

Essay Topic 2

Gilgamesh becomes impatient waiting for the boatman.

Part 1) Why does he become impatient? What does he do when he becomes impatient?

Part 2) What does this behavior reveal about his character?

Part 3) How does this behavior affect his quest? How might his quest have gone differently if he had behaved differently?

Essay Topic 3

Chapter 9 begins the second episode of the epic of Gilgamesh.

Part 1) Describe this second episode. What is the purpose of this episode?

Part 2) How does this second episode reveal more of Gilgamesh's character?

Part 3) How is your opinion of Gilgamesh changed during this episode?

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