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Great Books
The Epic of Gilgamesh
I.
Identification. Directions. Identify the following. Write your answers on the space
provided for.
____________________1.Why did the gods punish the humans?
____________________2. What is the symbolism of the bathing of Gilgamesh?
____________________3. What theme does Rimat Ninsun and Shamhat project in the epic.
____________________4. What does the magic plant tell us about the snake?
____________________5.Why did the scorpions prohibit him from passing through the
tunnel?what will happen to him?
____________________6. What is the symbolism of sex in the epic?
____________________7. Why did Enkidu die?
____________________8. The tavern keeper, goddess of wine and brewing.
____________________9. God of chaos who agreed to punish the humans.
____________________10. The city where the superhuman king ruled.
____________________11. Gilgamesh is ___ human and ____god.
____________________12. The scribe of hell.
____________________13. The boatman who ferried Gilgamesh to the waters of death.
____________________14. Why did Utnapisthim ask his wife to bake loaves of bread while
Gilgamesh was asleep?
____________________15. How many armors does Humbaba have?
____________________16. Why was it important the Humbaba be attacked at the edge of
the forest?
____________________17. The father of Gilgamesh.
____________________18. The river in Mesopotamia.
____________________19. What does the dream about the axe mean according to Ninsun?
____________________20. Why did Gilgamesh seek Utnapishtim
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Essay. Directions. Answer the following briefly.
Did Gilgamesh really fail to become immortal?
Give the structure of the epic.
Why is the “ 6 days 7 nights “ scheme emphasized in the entire epic?
Was it justifiable to wipe out the entire human race?
Prepared by:
FHADZRALYN L. AIDIL-KARANAIN,PH.D.
Reviewed /Approved by:
JULIETA B. TENDERO
Dean