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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. What gesture does Ninsun extend before Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to stop Humbaba?
(a) She adopts Enkidu as another son.
(b) She asks Gilgamesh and Enkidu to pray with her.
(c) She disowns Gilgamesh so that he will carry no guilt of abandonment with him on his journey.
(d) She blesses Enkidu.

2. Which goddess creates Enkidu in order to bring down Gilgamesh's arrogance?
(a) Ereshkigal.
(b) Ishtar.
(c) Tiamat.
(d) Aruru.

3. Who do the myths revolve around?
(a) The gods of Mesopotamia.
(b) The gods of Rome.
(c) The gods of China.
(d) The gods of Greece.

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

5. What does Gilgamesh use to cross over the deadly water past the mountains and darkness?
(a) He simply swims it without taking a single breath the entire time.
(b) A boat made from rocks.
(c) A giant leaf.
(d) Three hundred wooden poles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the final tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh, what does Enkidu offer to retrieve for Gilgamesh?

2. What tool is used within the introductions to help the reader understand the time line of these stories?

3. What reason is given for the myths of this book being the basis of stories for other cultures?

4. In terms of population control, what do the gods agree to do with women?

5. How many myths are contained in this book?

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