Who did Utnapishtim allow on his boat?

His family, farm animals, goats, craftsmen, and a navigator

What do the Gods tell Utnapishtim to do?

Tear down his house, abandon his life/things, build a ship

What is the secret that Utnapishtim has never told?

There's a plant that give him eternal life

How do Utnapishtim and his wife keep track of how many days Gilgamesh sleeps?

They bake loaves of bread and put them on his head

What did Ea give Utnapishtim in return?

God-like status, a home at the river's mouth

What happens at the end of the epic?

Gilgamesh returns to Uruk mortal and alone

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1
Who did Utnapishtim allow on his boat?
His family and one of each and every animal
His family, farm animals, goats, craftsmen, and a navigator
He didn't take anyone with him
His family and a navigator
2
What happens to the plant?
Gilgamesh takes it home to Uruk
It gets taken by the snake
Nothing, Utnapishtim was lying
Gilgamesh eats the plant and kills the snake
3
What do the Gods tell Utnapishtim to do?
To live life peacefully
To help Gilgamesh
To bring Enkidu back to life
Tear down his house, abandon his life/things, build a ship
4
What is the secret that Utnapishtim has never told?
How to get home to Uruk
To avoid the snake
How to bring Enkidu back to life
There's a plant that give him eternal life
5
Who said, "love is wrung from our inmost heart/Until only the loved one is and we are not"?
Utnapishtim
Siduri
Gilgamesh
Urshanabi
6
How do Utnapishtim and his wife keep track of how many days Gilgamesh sleeps?
They bake loaves of bread and put them on his head
They count the sunrises
They use their calendar system
The uses the phases of the moon
7
What did Ea give Utnapishtim in return?
A brand new car!
God-like status, a home at the river's mouth
Eternal life, a home at the river's mouth
Kingship and his blessing
8
Who is "the man who resembled loss himself"?
Urshanabi
Enkidu
Utnapishtim
Gilgamesh
9
Which Gods give Utnapishtim special instructions?
Anu, Enlil, Ishtar, and Sin
Anu, Enlil, Ishtar, and Enkidu
Anu, Enlil, Ishtar, and Tupac Shakur
Anu, Enlil, Ishtar, and Ea
10
What happens at the end of the epic?
Gilgamesh returns to Uruk mortal and alone
Gilgamesh
G. achieves mortality & shares it with the people of Uruk
Gilgamesh dies alone and crying for Enkidu
11
Which biblical story or stories share similarities with The Epic of Gilgamesh?
Noah's Ark
The Tower of Babel
Adam & Eve
Adam & Eve AND Noah's Ark

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