Gilgamesh Quiz
42 Questions I 702 Attempts I Created By gilgamesh 1633 days agoThis is part of the project for the book Gilgamesh. It tests on he book itself and some history related to it. Questions 1-40 should be approachable for whoever has read the book and the rest can be found on the main site.
Question Excerpt From Gilgamesh Quiz
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In what city did this story take place? |
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| Q.2) | Who is the main character and king of the city? |
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| Q.3) | What are the names of Gilgamesh's parents? |
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| Q.4) | Why were the villagers upset wtih Gilgamesh? He... |
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| Q.5) | Who creates Enkidu and with what? |
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| Q.6) | Who finds Enkidu in the woods? |
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| Q.7) | What happens after Enkidu is tamed? |
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| Q.8) | What happens between Enkidu and Gilgamesh when they first meet? |
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But first, what did Gilgamesh have before meeting Enkidu? |
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Going back to qustion #8, why did the two stop fighting? |
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| Q.11) | Where did the two go for their first adventure? |
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Who guards the forest? |
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| Q.13) | Gilgamesh kills Humbaba because... |
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Noah:God as ?:? |
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How does Gilgamesh respond to Ishtar's proposal? |
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| Q.16) | How does Ishtar respond? |
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| Q.17) | What does Anu warn Ishtar about? |
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The Bull is... |
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| Q.19) | Why is Ishtar insulted? |
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| Q.20) | What does Enkidu foresee the night of the killing of the Bull? |
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| Q.21) | Enkidu curses the harlot and then... |
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| Q.22) | Enkidu's death causes Gilgamesh to do what? |
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| Q.23) | Who does Gilgamesh meet before he enters Mount Mashu? |
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| Q.24) | Enkidu is in the tunnel for... |
| Q.25) | after reaching the other side of the mountain, Gilgamesh meets... |
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| Q.26) | Gilgamesh has to pole the boat because... |
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| Q.27) | Who is the ferryman |
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| Q.28) | Who awaits them at the other side of the Sea? |
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Who crosses the sea without a boat? |
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| Q.30) | ______________ warns Utnapishtim of the impending flood. |
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After the flood, Utnapishtim first sends a __________. |
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Who was responsible for the flood? |
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| Q.33) | ___________ creates the flood because he/she was tired of the humans complaining about everything. |
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Gilgamesh must stay awake for ____ days to be given eternal life. |
| Q.35) | Gilgamesh ____ the test so ____ |
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| Q.36) | Utnapishtim's wife convinces him to tell Gilgamesh about the plant that... |
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In the end, Gilgamesh... |
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The story of Gilgamesh was originally written on what? |
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| Q.39) | Gilgamesh was originally written in what language? |
| Q.40) | Gilgamesh was translated using... |
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Discovered the Behistun Rock |
| Q.42) | Hammuabi's main belief was... |
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