Gilgamesh

How was The Epic of Gilgamesh preserved?

• writing on scrolls

• tree carvings

• clay tablets

• carvings on cave walls

Why did the gods create Enkidu?

• to overthrow Gilgamesh

• to be his loyal servant

• to provide a counterforce to Gilgamesh's power

• to marry Gilgamesh's sister

Who introduces Enkidu to civilization?

• his mother

• a temple prostitute

• a talking gazelle

• the goddess Ishtar

Who guards the Cedar Forest?

• 12 Roman Legions

• 2 scorpion monsters

• Shamash

• the demon Humbaba

Which God supports Gilgamesh’s incursion into the Cedar Forest?

• Enlil

• Anu

• Ea

• Shamash

Gilgamesh dreams that a mountain falls on top of him and Enkidu. What does Enkidu say this dream foretells?

• collapse of Assyrian Empire

• Enkidu's death in battle

• Gilgamesh and Enkidu's triumph over Humbaba

• the eruption of Mt. Thera

What was the first writing system invented by the Sumerians called?

• hieroglyphics

• Indus script

• Cuneiform

• Linear B

Why does Enkidu curse the temple prostitute?

• because hse stole his wallet

• because she hurt him

• because if she hadn't tempted him from the wilderness he would have never met Gilgamesh

• because she know he poisoned him

Why does Enkidu bless the temple prostitute?

• because she told him the future

• because she loans him money

• because if she hadn't tempted him he would have never met Gilgamesh

• because he feels bad that he poisoned her

What garments are dead people wearing in Enkidu’s dream about the underworld?

• Togas

• Feathers

• Animal skins

• they are naked