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GIlgamesh Review Part 1
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A review covering The Death of Enkidu and the Search for Everlasting Life
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The genre of an epic, by definition, is always a(n)--
narrative poem
play
lyric poem
short story
2
Siduri tells Gilgamesh--
dance and be merry
all of the above
fill your belly with good things
feast and rejoice
3
The story was written by the ancient--
Babylonians
Summerians
Assyrians
West Africans
4
‘My friend, the great goddess cursed me and I must die in shame.
Ubarra Tutu
Man Scorpions
Enkidu
Gilgamesh
5
Gilgamesh seeks the secret to everlasting life because--
He wants to avoid death.
All of the above
Enkidu's dream frightens him
He realizes the end of life is sorrow.
6
The paradise of the gods is called--
Erishkigal
Dilmun
Uruk
Ararat
7
Enkidu was sent to Earth as a(n)--
savior for Gilgamesh's people
entertainer for the people of Uruk
boyfriend for Shamhat
reward for Gilgamesh
8
The epitet associated with Urshanabi is--
the faraway
the ferryman
the maker of wine
the brave
9
Which of the following is NOT an example of an epic?
The King Arthur Legends (English)
The Divine Comedy (Italian)
The Odyssey (Greek)
Julius Cesar
10
‘This one who comes to us now is flesh of the gods.’
Utnapishtim
Man-Scorpians
Gilgamesh
Enkidu
11
The first god to tell Gilgamesh that he will not find everlasting life is ---
Utnapishtim
Shamash
Urshanabi
Shamhat
12
The
Epic of Gilgamesh
was written on ________ clay tablets.
13
12
7
over 50
13
The real King Gilgamesh ruled over the city-state of--
Assyria
Uruk
Naxos
Crete
14
Who causes Enkidu's sickness as a punishment for Gilgamesh's rejection?
Enlil
Ishtar
Shamhat
Shamash
15
The Epic of Gilgamesh
was written--
as recently as 500 years ago
after most of the books of the Hebrew Bible
1,500 years ago
over 4,000 years ago
16
The characters who allow Gilgamesh through the Mountains of Mashu are--
the Man Scorpions
Shamash
Utnapishtim
the lions
17
Which of the following is NOT a distinctive characteristic of an epic?
epitet
elevated style
simplistic language
epic simile
18
The Queen of the Underworld is--
Siduri
Shamhat
Erishkigal
Man Scorpions
19
The goddess who is known as the "keeper of wine" is called--
Erishkigal
Ishtar
Ea
Siduri
20
What two numbers are archetypal symbols in the Summerian culture?
3 and 15
4 and 13
7 and 2
7 and 12
21
An epic opens--
with an invocation/prayer to the gods
in medias res
all of the above
with a statement of theme
22
‘There is no permanence. Do we build a house to stand forever, do we seal a contract to hold...'
Urshanabi
Siduri
Gilgamesh
Utnapishtim
23
‘Go Gilgamesh, I permit you to pass through the mountain of Mashu and through the high ranges'
Man Scorpions
Siduri
Gilgamesh
Urshanabi
24
‘No mortal has gone this way before, nor will, as long as the winds drive over the sea.’
Utnapishtim
Shamash
Urshanabi
Gilgamesh
25
‘And why should not my cheeks be starved and my face drawn? Despair is in my heart…’
Enkidu
Utnapishtim
Gilgamesh
Siduri
26
Utnapishtim the faraway tells Gilgamesh--
he is stronger than he looks
the gods are angry with him
immortality is in the underworld
there is no permanence
27
The keeper of the book of death in the underworld is--
Enkidu
Belit-Sheri
Ea
Enlil
28
‘As for you Gilgamesh, fill your belly with good things; day and night, night and day, dance..’
Man-Scorpians
Siduri
Utnapishtim
Shamash
29
Gilgamesh mourns Enkidu's death for ____days and nights.
7
5
12
14
30
Enkidu lies on his sick bed for _________days and nights.
13
5
7
12
