The Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 1

Who introduces Enkidu to civilization?

• Ninsun
• Gilgamesh
• Ishtar
• A harlot

Question 2

What is Gilgamesh's flaw?

• Anger
• Pride
• Greed
• Lust

Question 3

Why won’t Gilgamesh take up Ishtar on her offer?

• She is already married
• She is ugly
• She is known to use up men and then dispose of them
• She doesn't like Enkidu

Question 4

For what purpose do the gods create Ekindu?

• To depose Gilgamesh
• To be Gilgamesh’s slave
• No reason is given
• To be Gilgamesh’s equal and friend

Question 5

How does Gilgamesh lose the lotus?

• The wind blows it away
• He gives it to an old man
• He drops it, and a snake eats it
• Ninsun snatches it out of his hand

Question 6

What disaster does the Bull of Heaven bring?

• Locusts
• Flood
• Famine
• Tornadoes

Question 7

Who is Utnapishtim?

• God of the Oceans
• The trapper
• The sole survivor of the flood
• God of the Underworld

Question 8

What is the first test of immortality that Gilgamesh fails?

• Staying awake
• Rowing the boat
• Plucking the lotus
• Defeating Humbaba

Question 9

Why does Gilgamesh want to kill Humbaba?

• To achieve worldly fame
• To avenge the murder of his people by the monster
• To appease Anu
• To offer him to Ninsun as a sacrifice

Question 10

What two items in Gilgamesh's dreams herald Enkidu's coming?

• An anvil and a goat
• A rock and an oar
• A bull and a lotus flower
• A meteor and an axe