WorksheetsThe Epic of Gilgamesh Video Questions
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a very long story?
Epic
Poem
Newspaper article
Why did Gilgamesh go to the Cedar Forest?
*Choose two of the correct answers.
A demon lived there and Gilgamesh wanted to defeat him.
He liked to visit new places with his best friend.
Adventure and bring back cedar wood to his people
What appeared in the story when Gilgamesh started chopping the first tree in the Cedar forest?
The demon appeared upset that he was chopping down his forest.
The demon appeared upset that they didn't tell him he was coming.
The demon appeared upset and ate Gilgamesh's friend.
Who did Gilgamesh call on to protect him from the demon in the Cedar forest?
God of the wind
God of the forest
God of the sun
Did Gilgamesh kill the demon in the Cedar forest?
Yes, because he ate his friend.
Yes, because they didn't trust the demon's promises.
No, because Gilgamesh was too scared and needed to learn to be brave.
When the Goddess of Love heard about Gilgamesh's heroic story, what did she want?
She wanted him to be the leader of her army.
She wanted to meet him.
She wanted to marry him.
What happened in the story for the Goddess of War to become so angry? *Pick more than one answer that may apply.
Gilgamesh didn't want to marry the Goddess of Love.
Goddess of Love got very angry.
Goddess of War sent a bull of heaven to destroy him.
When Gilgamesh's friend died, what did he set out to do?
Get his revenge
Find ways to be immortal and have an eternal life.
Go back to the Cedar forest for another adventure.
Since immortality is a gift of the gods, Gilgamesh finally learned a valuable lesson?
Better to live life hoping for better.
Better to work hard and save a lot of money.
Better to spend time doing good things with life you've been given than spending your life trying to be immortal.
