Worksheets1ST YEAR - GILGAMESH, THE OLDEST TALE IN THE WORLD
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When and where was the Tale of Gilgamesh written?
In Egypt, 3000 years ago
In Greece, 2500 years ago
In Mesopotamia, more than 4000 years ago
In Rome, 2000 years ago
Who was Gilgamesh?
The king of Egypt. He was very generous with the rest of the people.
The king of Uruk, a giant that abused the rest of the people living in the city.
A common man that lived in the city of Uruk.
A Mesopotamian god.
Gilgamesh was very cruel with the citizens of Uruk, so the gods created a monster to kill him. What was its name?
Osiris
Urukim
Pharaoh
Enkidu
What relationship did Gilgamesh and Enkidu have?
They were enemies
Gilgamesh killed Enkidu
Enkidu killed Gilgamesh
At first they fought but they finally became friends
What happened that made Gilgamesh very sad?
Enkidu died
The city of Uruk was destroyed
He got very ill
Enkidu tried to kill him
What did Gilgamesh decide after his friend's death?
He decided to stay in Uruk to become a good king
He decided to travel around the world looking for the secret of eternal life
He decided to fight against the gods
He decided to use magic to resurrect Enkidu
Who had the secret of immortality?
Nobody, so Gilgamesh died
Ut’napishtim, an old man that had survived a global flood by building a boat.
Many people, but nobody gave it to Gilgamesh
Only the gods
Ut'napishtim told Gilgamesh to find a special object that would make him immortal. What was it?
A ziggurat hidden in a cave
A fruit that grows in the top of a mountain
A magic plant from the bottom of the sea
A golden fish in a remote lake
Gilgamesh did not become immortal. Why?
The gods decided not to make him immortal
Ut'napishtim did not say the truth
When he got into the sea, a shark attacked him
When he was asleep a snake ate the magical flower
In the end...
...Gilgamesh became a god and lived forever
...Gilgamesh returned to Uruk, grew old and died
...Gilgamesh killed Ut'napishtim in revenge
...Gilgamesh was killed by a giant snake
