Gilgamesh Review
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- Q1Who is Gilgamesh?A legendary king and hero; he ruled Uruk in approximately 2700 B.C.E.30s
- Q2What does Gilgamesh go on a quest in search of?Everlasting life30s
- Q3What does Enkidu's dream reveal to Gilgamesh?His death and the afterlife30s
- Q4Why does Siduri bar her gate when she sees Gilgamesh approaching?She thinks he is a felon & is scared.30s
- Q5Why does Gilgamesh brag/boast to Siduri?He wants her to fear and respect him so he can enter her gates.30s
- Q6Was Gilgamesh a real king?Yes, he ruled Uruk in approximately 2700 B.C.E.30s
- Q7Who is Enkidu?A man created as companion for Gilgamesh who dies as punishment from the Gods.30s
- Q8Who is Anu?Father of the gods/Heaven30s
- Q9Who was Utnipishtim?Survived the flood; granted immortality30s
- Q10What is Gilgamesh's weakness as an epic hero?Arrogance30s
- Q11Why does Gilgamesh search for Utnapishtim?So that he can learn how to live forever30s
- Q12What does Utnapishtim's wife do for every day that Gilgamesh is asleep?Bake a loaf of bread30s
- Q13Why does Utnapishtim's wife do something each day Gilgamesh sleeps?To prove that Gilgamesh was asleep30s
- Q14What does the Serpent do?It steals the youth-restoring plant; eats the life-giving plant30s
- Q15Gilgamesh is:Two-thirds god and one-third man30s