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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Epic of Gilgamesh - Standard version and Old Babylonian Version.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the final tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh, what does Enkidu offer to retrieve for Gilgamesh?
(a) A pomegranate seed.
(b) A toy.
(c) Shamhat.
(d) A sword.

2. What offer does Gilgamesh refuse from Ishtar?
(a) Immortality.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Divinity.
(d) Patronage.

3. How does Shamash help Gilgamesh in his battle against Humbaba?
(a) Shamash tricks Humbaba into looking the wrong way.
(b) Shamash convinces Humbaba that using weapons will be dishonorable to the gods.
(c) Shamash subdues Humbaba.
(d) Shamash calls down the thirteen winds.

4. What reason is given for the myths of this book being the basis of stories for other cultures?
(a) Mesopotamia created one of the first traveling libraries.
(b) The people of Mesopotamia traveled the world.
(c) The people of Mesopotamia often sent scrolls to churches of other faiths.
(d) People of other countries frequently travelled through Mesopotamia.

5. After the death of Enkidu, for what does a grieving Gilgamesh seek?
(a) A goddess's support.
(b) Marriage to Ishtar.
(c) Enkidu's family.
(d) Immortality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gesture does Ninsun extend before Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to stop Humbaba?

2. Who tells Atrahasis to build a boat in anticipation of Ellil flooding the world?

3. On their journey to the Pine Forest, what plagues Gilgamesh?

4. On what medium where these myths originally found?

5. What reason does Ut-napishtium (or Atrahasis) give Gilgamesh for why only he is allowed to be immortal?

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