Name: __________________________________ POP QUIZ The Epic of Gilgamesh

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Each question is worth 5 points for a total of 25 points

1. What is Sinuris advice to Gilgamesh?

2. According to the story that Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh, why did Enlil send a flood to wipe out mankind?

3. Who was the one person to escape the flood?

4. What did Utnapishtim ask Gilgamesh to do for six days and six nights to prove himself?

5. Which of these did Utnapishtim say was the key to immortality? a. A plant b. A snake c. A fountain d. A riverbed