The Epic of Gilgamesh

According to the story, Gilgamesh was not a kind king and the gods decided to...

• create a man equal to Gilgamesh to teach him to respect others

• send Humbaba to attack

• send a flood to destroy his city, Uruk

• punish Gilgamesh by having a snake steal the plant that gave everlasting life

Who does Gilgamesh fight and become friends with?

• Utanapishtim

• Humbaba

• Enkidu

• Anu

According to the Epic of Gilgamesh, who had a "face of a lion, teeth like a dragon, and breath that burns trees."

• Siduri

• Humbaba

• Ishtar

• Shamash

When Enkidu and Gilgamesh return to the city as heros, who wants to marry Gilgamesh?

• Siduri

• Humbaba

• Ishtar

• Shamash

After Enkidu dies, what does Gilgamesh go looking for?

• everlasting life

• power

• wealth

• coffee

To get everlasting life, Utanapishtim told Gilgamesh he must do this...

• defeat and kill Humbaba

• fight Enkidu and make his friend

• kill Ishtar because she was going to send the bull of heaven

• stay awake for 6 days and 7 nights

According to the Epic of Gilgamesh, how is Gilgamesh different from other kings?

• He is 2/3 man and 1/3 god.

• He is 1/2 man and 1/2 god.

• He is 2/3 god and 1/3 man.

• He is 100% a man.

Based upon Enkidu's dreams, what is the overall impression we get about the underworld or netherworld?

• It is a horrible place that no one wants to go to.

• It is a great place to spend eternity--lots of clay to make things out of.

• It is the Mesopotamian equivalent of heaven on earth.

• It is a place where a person's dreams come true.

A snake steals Gilgamesh's second opportunity to gain eternal life.

• True

• False

Gilgamesh, at first, is

• kind
• arrogant
• wimpy
• good

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