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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. How does Ut-napishtium prove to Gilgamesh how many days the latter man slept?
(a) Ut-napishtium's wife baked a loaf of bread for each day Gilgamesh slept.
(b) Ut-napishtium put a cut on Gilgamesh's leg for each day.
(c) Ut-napishtium had Shamash stand as witness.
(d) Ut-napishtium planted a tree for each day Gilgamesh slept.

2. On their journey to the Pine Forest, what plagues Gilgamesh?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Demons.
(c) Illness.
(d) Terrible dreams.

3. Why does the author of this book believe it is necessary to understand where the stories of several different cultures originated?
(a) It helps to understand how women were once treated.
(b) It helps to understand the stories behind the legends.
(c) It helps to understand the importance of working for onself.
(d) It helps to understand which cultures came first.

4. What goddess is said to have been the mother of Gilgamesh?
(a) Belet-ili.
(b) Ereshkigal.
(c) Lady Wild Cow.
(d) Ishtar.

5. What is unique about the plant Gilgamesh retrieves from the Apsu?
(a) It grants the finder a wish.
(b) It is the only one of its kind in the world.
(c) It is able to feed a small town for three months.
(d) It grants immortality.

Short Answer Questions

1. After seven years of famine, to what does mankind resort?

2. How many myths are contained in this book?

3. What theory does the author suggest as the origin for the tale of Atrahasis?

4. What section of the book is the table of contents for the book's figures?

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

(see the answer key)

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