Gilgamesh Quiz I, Version A
Quiz on the first reading, Version A.
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Quiz – The Epic of Gilgamesh (I)
Name
Date Per.
Mr. Reed
1.What type of epic develops from orally transmitted stories?
2.What role did Austen Henry Layard play in the archaeological history of The Epic of Gilgamesh?
3.What is the basic shape of cuneiform writing?
4.What fraction of Gilgamesh is human?
5.What complaint do the citizens of Uruk make against Gilgamesh regarding their daughters?
6.Who tames Enkidu while he is in the wilderness?
7.What event specifically leads to the friendship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu?
8.Who is Ninsun? [In answering such identification questions throughout the semester, try first to relate the character to the main character. If there is no clear relationship, then try to describe or explain the character's role in the story or in the world presented in the story.]
9.Where does Gilgamesh and Enkidu's first quest take them?
10.When Gilgamesh wavers in his resolve to slay the mountain monster, who convinces him to go through with the deed?