Gilgamesh Quiz: Background 1
A short quiz on the history and discovery of the epic.
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Quiz – The Epic of Gilgamesh (Background)
Name
Date Per.
Mr. Reed
1.What did the Assyrian king Assurbanipal do that contributed to the preservation of the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh?
2.Was the first excavator at Nineveh named Layard, Rassam, Rawlinson, Smith, or Peters?
3.Was the decipherer of cuneiform named Layard, Rassam, Rawlinson, Smith, or Peters?
4.Was the discoverer of the Gilgamesh Layard, Rassam, Rawlinson, Smith, or Peters?
5.Was the excavator of the Gilgamesh Layard, Rassam, Rawlinson, Smith, or Peters?
6.Who were the first literate people to inhabit Mesopotamia?
7.Roughly, what is the shape of a ziggurat?
8.According to Durant, culture is essentially rural or urban?
9.According to Durant, civilization is essentially rural or urban?
10.According to Durant's usage, which of these terms is best understood to mean "genetics": blood, race, or type?