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Study Guide for Gilgamesh / Iliad Test
15 multiple choice questions, each worth 4 points = 60
Two short answer questions (1 paragraph each), each 20 points = 40 points
TOTAL POINTS = 100
1. Who is Gilgamesh?
2. What is the relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu?
3. Who and what is Humbaba?
4. Why does Gilgamesh want to kill Humbaba?
5. Who’s afraid of the coming battle?
6. Foil:
7. Who is Hector?
8. What’s the basic scene at the beginning of the passage?
9. How does Zeus determine who will die (between Hector and Achilles)?
10. What promise does Hector make to Achilles, in the case that Hector wins?
11. Why does Achilles refuse to treat Hector’s body properly?
12. What does Achilles do to Hector’s body once Hector is dead?
13. How is an epic simile different from an ordinary simile?
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Study Guide for Gilgamesh / Iliad Test
Two short answer questions:
1. You should know about Gilgamesh and Enkidu’s character traits and how Enkidu functions as a foil.
2. Based on the portrayals of characters in The Iliad, what traits did Homer (the supposed author of The
Iliad) find heroic?