Epic of Gilgamesh

What civilization is the setting for the Epic Tale of Gilgamesh?

• Sumerian

• Babylonian

• Greek

• Assyrian

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Who was Gilgamesh in real life?

• King of Babylon

• King of Uruk

• King of Burger

• King of Kong

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What is the name of the wild man that the gods send to challenge Gilgamesh?

• Murdok

• Enkidu

• Shamash

• Humbaba

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True or false: The gods decided that one of the two heroes must die and they kill Enkidu.

• True

• False

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What does Gilgamesh go in search of in the later part of the story?

• The meaning of life

• Eternal life

• The Holy Grail

• The Secret Gardens of Babylon

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True or False: Gilgamesh learns how to defeat death by the end of the story.

• True

• False

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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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The female innkeeper________________gives Gilgamesh directions to Utnapishtim

• Ea

• Ishtar

• Siduri

• Urshanabi

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Utnaspishtim and his wife were the only mortals to become _____________.

• immortal
• famous
• gatekeepers
• old

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Utnaspishtim and his wife survived the The Great ____________ that lasted 7 days and 7 nights.

• plague
• Flood
• Earthquake
• sickness

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