Gilgamesh Quiz: Archaeology 1
A fifteen-question quiz on the history, discovery, and background of the epic.
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Quiz – The Epic of Gilgamesh (Background)
Name
Date Per.
Mr. Reed
1.What term identifies a work put together by comparison of variant earlier versions?
2.What was the role of Assurbanipal in the history of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
3.What was the role of Layard in the history of the Gilgamesh?
4.What was the role of Rawlinson in the history of the Gilgamesh?
5.What was the role of Rassam in the history of the Gilgamesh?
6.What is the wedge-shaped writing in which the Gilgamesh was first recorded?
7.What group of people told the first tales of Gilgamesh?
8.Is Gilgamesh a veritably historical figure?
9.What is a ziggurat?
10.What adjective best sums up the prevailing attitude toward life and the world in the Gilgamesh?
11.What kind of epic is the Gilgamesh?
12.What is the central object behind all the quests in the Gilgamesh?
13.In what ancient city was the library that housed the ancient tablets of the Gilgamesh?
14.What ancient culture envisioned a hellish after-life?
15.What ancient culture envisioned a paradisiacal after-life?