Gilgamesh test

Question 1

Who is the protagonist?

Answer 1

Gilgamesh

Question 2

Who is Gilgamesh’s best friend?

Answer 2

enkidu

Question 3

who is Ishtar

Answer 3

The goddess of love and war

Question 4

who is shumash

Answer 4

the god of sun

Question 5

Who sends the Bull of Heaven to attack Gilgamesh?

Answer 5

Ishtar

Question 6

Why is the bull of heaven sent?

Answer 6

Because Gilgamesh rejected Ishtar

Question 7

Why does Gilgamesh reject Ishtar?

Answer 7

Because She tends to kill her boyfriends

Question 8

Who introduces Enkidu to civilization?

Answer 8

temple prestest

Question 9

What will happen if Ishtar sends the bull of heaven?

Answer 9

a famine will occur for 7 years

Question 10

who is humbaba

Answer 10

Monster who guards the cedar forest

Question 11

Who begs for compassion from Gilgamesh?

Answer 11

humbaba

Question 12

Who helps Gilgamesh and Enkidu with the fight against Humbaba?

Answer 12

shumash

Question 13

What does Enkdu do to mock Ishtar and the bull of heaven?

Answer 13

He cuts out a piece of its thigh and throws it in Ishtatar’s face

Question 14

who guards the mountains

Answer 14

Man scorpion

Question 15

What does Gilgamesh do when Enkidu dies?

Answer 15

He goes on a journey to find immortality

Question 16

Who was granted immortality by the gods?

Answer 16

utnapishtim

Question 17

How long does Gilgamesh weep for Enkidu?

Answer 17

7 days and 7 nights

Question 18

What is the hardest part of Gilgamesh’s journey to find Utnapishtim?

Answer 18

It is pitch black

Question 19

What is the dream that Gilgamesh has telling him about enkidu?

Answer 19

He has an ax that he loves and he keeps with him all the time and helps him in his battles which symbolizes Enkidu.

Question 20

What is the dream that Enkidu gets being told that he will die?

Answer 20

He see’s the house of darkness

Question 21

QUOTATION ANALYSIS:

P. 67 “temple priestess gives bread and wine:

Answer 21

This is the temple priestess giving Enkidu bread and wine. This is significant because bread and wine symbolizes civilization because it is not hunter-gather, it is a process to make. Because Enkidu has now consumed bread and wine he is now a part of civilization. It is important to know that he used to be wild because he later reminds Gilgamesh of the horrors of Humbaba.

Question 22

QUOTATION ANALYSIS:

pg.69 “mighty G and E met him… embraced and their..”

Answer 22

This is when Enkidu and Gilgamesh’s friendship started. It is significant because they started out as enemies and ended up as assets. Later on we see Gilgamesh crying over Enkidu’s death which shows how truly special their bond was.

Question 23

QUOTATION ANALYSIS:

Pg.70 “I am weak, my arms have lost his strength..

Answer 23

Here, Enkidu is bored because he is used to adventure. Because of this they start their journey to fight Humbaba. This is similar to when he is dying. In Mesopotamia they needed wood so maybe this is the real reason they went to the forest

Question 24

QUOTATION ANALYSIS:

Pg.73 “I am committed to this enterprise..leave an enduring name behind”

Answer 24

Gilgamesh wants to fight Humbaba to leave a legacy. Meaning, he knows he is going to die. Later, he goes to great lengths to find Utnapishtim, to escape death as a whole. In the end, he does end up dying contently (full circle moment).

Question 25

QUOTATION ANALYSIS: Pg.82 and 83 "Let me go free..." "Do not listen to him"

Answer 25

Humbaba asks to be set free and Gilgamesh wants to have mercy. However, Enkidu remembers Humbaba from his past wild animal life. This is significant because usually, Gilgamesh is the bad guy and Enkidu the good guy but here the roles reverse. It is evident here that Gilgamesh starts having remorse for ppl in contrast to the beginning of the book. Maybe Arurus plan is working.

Question 26

QUOTATION ANALYSIS: Pg.88,89 Bull of heaven "he snorts a lot and makes cracks, cuts out heart and gives to shamash, enkidu throws thigh at ishtart" "one of 2 must die"

Answer 26

Ishtar sends Gilgamesh the bull of heaven because he rejected her. When Enkidu's throws the thigh of the bull in Ishtar's face to mock her there is a shift in his niceness. This is why Ishtar wants one of them dead so ultimately Enkidu just wanting Gilgamesh ends up killing him.

Question 27

QUOTATION ANALYSIS: Pg. 92. "Enkidu dreams of his death'" "being taken to the scary afterlife"

Answer 27

Gods are warning Enkidu of death which is a very scary thing at that time. This is one of many dreams in the text and dreams are really important in this story. Because Enkidu throws the thigh and angers Ishtar he has to die. The death effects Gilgamesh very much.

Question 28

QUOTATION ANALYSIS: Pg. 97: "what my brother is now, that shall I be when i am dead"

Answer 28

After mourning for 7 days for Enkidu, Gilgamesh realizes that this is what he will become and starts his search for immortality. He becomes so immersed in it that he goes on the greatest search for his life. But in the end he learns to accept his death and dies contently. The people end up mourning for him. Ironically, he ends up putting his life in danger (lions, man scorpion, mountain) to find immortality.

Question 29

QUOTATION ANALYSIS: Pg. 102: "Gilg, where are you hurrying to?"

Answer 29

Siduri tells Gilgamesh to enjoy life and he rejects her advice. He doesn't listen to her but later on one could say that he does end up listening (by giving flower to old people). He does not respect a perfectly respectable women giving him advice.

Question 30

QUOTATION ANALYSIS: 103: "anger and the boat"

Answer 30

Gilgamesh ends up breaking the boat in rage and shows he's still immature and ruins his own path. He's upset because someone finally criticized his mission and his big ego could handle that.

Question 31

QUOTATION ANALYSIS: 108: "the uproar of mankind is intolerable" (enlil says this) (story of flood)

Answer 31

Enlil says people are annoying him so he decides to bring a flood. Utnapishtim is telling Gilgamesh how he got eternal life and Ea saved him. The Gods are beginning to not act godly. They are willing to destroy the world just because they are annoyed.

Question 32

QUOTATION ANALYSIS: 110: "even the gods were scared of the flood"

Answer 32

This shows that Gods don't even have that much power. The Gods realize the mistake that they made, and are happy Utnapishtim survived so the grant him eternal life.

Question 33

QUOTATION ANALYSIS: "Take flower to old man"

Answer 33

Gilgamesh changes and gives a flower to an old man which shows empathy, but the snake takes it.

Question 34

who is the woman of the vine

Answer 34

siduri

Question 35

who is the ferryman

Answer 35

urshanabi

Question 36

which god proposed killing all of the people

Answer 36

enlil

Question 37

who told utnapishtim to build the boat

Answer 37

Ea