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WorksheetsEpic Of Gilgamesh Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
Who is Gilgamesh?
a)
a legendary king and superhuman hero
b)
half serpent and half man
c)
a king of the Hebrews
d)
an ordinary Mesopotamian man who has great adventures
2.
Enkidu is Gilgamesh's _________
a)
King
b)
Slave
c)
Brother
d)
Best Friend
3.
Humbaba is NOT a _______
a)
fearsome giant
b)
Guard of the Cedar forest
c)
God
d)
One who lives in the forest
4.
Which of the following explanations is a reason Gilgamesh wants to destroy Humbaba?
a)
Humbaba has been eating Sumerian youths and girls
b)
The youth of Uruk have grown soft
c)
Gilgamesh wants to break the boundaries the gods set up
d)
All of the answers are correct
5.
What do the elders of Uruk urge Gilgamesh to do?
a)
Fight Humbaba as planned
b)
Give up and stay in the city
c)
Take 100 brave warriors with him
d)
Offer a sacrifice every month to satisfy Humbaba
6.
Which character is the most afraid of the coming battle?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Enkidu
c)
Humbaba
d)
The elders
7.
the forest is called "Hell" by some and "Paradise" by others. What does Glgamesh call it?
a)
Death
b)
The hero's road
c)
The Dark
d)
the place of Doom
8.
While Gilgamesh "snatches" at sleep and dreams, Enkidu _____
a)
practices with his sword
b)
makes sure the fire stays lit
c)
prays to the gods for success
d)
deals quietly with his fear and pain
9.
When the hero and foil pause briefly due to pity, what does Humbaba do?
a)
pauses as well
b)
Beats Enkidu to the ground
c)
kills Enkidu
d)
Turns to Gilgamesh and beats him
10.
Just before Gilgamesh kills Humbaba ______
a)
Offers to serve Gilgamesh if he will not kill him
b)
calls upon the gods to save him
c)
breaks into tears and begs to end him quickly
d)
puts a curse on gilgamesh
11.
What is a foil?
a)
a hero that saves the day
b)
the villain
c)
the mentor
d)
the sidekick
12.
A squall is a type of ______
a)
boat
b)
shirt
c)
storm
d)
car
13.
Someone who performs a contortion would be______________
a)
twisting his/her own body
b)
lying to the jury
c)
leaping high above the ground
d)
confessing to a lie
14.
What is mood?
a)
What the reader feels
b)
what the author wants the reader to feel
c)
why the author is writing.
15.
What is tone?
a)
what the author wants the reader to feel
b)
what the reader feels
c)
to entertain
16.
what is theme?
a)
the summary
b)
the plot
c)
what the story is about
d)
lesson learned
17.
What is author's purpose
a)
Why the author wrote the story
b)
the feeling the reader gets
c)
comparing two unlike things with like or as
d)
to feel
18.
What do we use NCATS?
a)
to tell a story
b)
to show the purpose
c)
to analyze or understand the story
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