Final

1. When Gilgamesh first tries to live forever, what task is given to him by ? a. He must eat a magic apple c. He must stay awake for a week. b. He must walk through fire d. He must create a magical stone

2. Who guards the sun tunnel? a. A dragon. c. ’s son. b. Scorpion People d. A Chimera

3. At the very end of the story, who accompanies Gilgamesh back to ? a. Ea c. Urshanabi b. d. Utnapishtim

4. What does Gilgamesh do to ensure that has a good afterlife? a. He’s prays for his soul. c. He promises to meet him in the afterlife. b. He apologizes to Ishtar. d. He sacrifices to every God.

5. What was the name of the mountain on which Utnapishtim landed his boat? a. c. b. Sumer d. Nimush

6. How does the story of Gilgamesh end?

The same way the story starts with extensive description of the city of Uruk.

7. Which goddess owns the Tavern at the end of the World? a. Ishtar c. Ereshkigal b. d.

8. Who is Utnapishtim similar to? a. Achilles c. Jesus b. King Arthur d.

9. Who did Ea warn about mankind being in trouble? a. A hole in the ground c. A fence of reeds b. A bush d. Utnapishtim

10. Who made Utnapishtim immortal? a. c. Ereshkigal b. d. Enlil

11. What does Gilgamesh have to travel through to find eternal life? a. Scylla & Charybdis c. An forest of monsters b. The sun tunnel d. The

12. How did Utnapishtim show that Gilgamesh had been lying about falling asleep? a. With a clock c. With moldy bread b. With running water d. With tree shadows

13. What did Gilgamesh use to row Urshabani’s boat? a. Giant wooden poles c. A bag of winds from Shamash b. Oars d. His hands

14. How did Ishtar attempt to kill Enkidu and Gilgamesh? a. With a flood c. With Stone Men b. With Humbaba d. With the Bull of Heaven

15. What item did Gilgamesh get that was supposed to give eternal life? a. A grail c. A plant b. A trapped god d. A meteor

16. Where was this item found? a. In a volcano c. On a cloud b. At the bottom of the ocean d. Guarded by a monster

17. What does Enkidu die of?

An illness.

18. When Utnapishtim saves humanity, who does he let on board the boat aside from his family? a. The leaders of the city c. The builders who helped him make the boat. b. The priests of the gods d. No one

19. How did the gods react to the flood of the world? a. They approved c. They were indifferent. b. They were terrified d. They cheered for it.

20. In the end of the story, which animal gets to live forever?

A snake

21. What does this animal do that makes us realize it became younger?

Sheds its skin.

22. What did Gilgamesh do to get to the bottom of the ocean?

He tied his feet to rocks

23. What does Gilgamesh plan to do with the item that gives youth before he tries to use it?

He’s going to give it to an old man first.

24. What finally happened that caused Gilgamesh to bury Enkidu’s body?

He finally buried him after a maggot fell out of his nose.

25. Why does the goddess who owns the Tavern at the end of the World initially not let Gilgamesh in?

She’s terrified of him because he threatens her.

26. Why does Urshabani get angry with Gilgamesh?

Because he killed the stone men.

27. Why can’t Gilgamesh sail the boat to Utnapishtim without “special items”?

Because it is too dangerous to touch the waters from the river of death.

28. Who does Enkidu curse, then bless just before he dies?

Shamhat.

Extra Study Information

A. The story of Gilgamesh was originally a Sumerian story.

B. We do NOT have the first copy of the story. Our oldest version is on an Akkadian tablet from about 2000 BC.

C. Ea (God of Intellect) – He is also the god who saves humanity by warning about the flood.