Epic of Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh was ____________god and __________ man.

• 2/3; 1/3
• 1/2; 2/3
• 3/4; 1/3
• 1/2; 3/4

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Gilgamesh lived at approximately __________ B.C.

• 1500
• 2150
• 1000
• 1700

At first, Gilgamesh was a cruel king because he would claim every man's new _____________.

• Horse
• Field
• Bride
• House

The people of Uruk called out to their sky god _______________.

• Ninsun
• Ra
• Enkido
• Anu

Anu creates the wildman ____________ and sets him in the forest.

• Enkido
• Uruk
• Enlil
• Ninsun

__________________ (the palace harlot) takes Enkido to Uruk to help civilize him.

• Ishtar
• Enlil
• Shamhat
• Ea

After their epic fight,  Gilgamesh suggests that they go on a journey to _____________ to cut down all the cedar trees.

• Uruk
• Ur
• Iran
• Mount Mashu

The elders, Gilgamesh's mother, and others, asked the sun god ________________ to protect them against the fearsome Humbaba.

• Ishtar
• Ea
• Enlil
• Shamash

Gilgamesh decapitates Humbaba, but a curse is pronounced upon Enkido promising a _______________.

• Great sickness
• speedy death
• slow death

With his new fame, Gilgamesh is courted by ___________ who now wants to marry him.

• Ea
• Ishtar
• Anu