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What do the people complain about concerning Gilgamesh's behavior?
What do the people complain about concerning Gilgamesh's behavior?
He is too oppressive and abuses his power.
Who is created in order to deal with Gilgamesh?
Who is created in order to deal with Gilgamesh?
Enkidu
What trouble does Enkidu cause?
What trouble does Enkidu cause?
He disrupts Gilgamesh's tyranny.
What plan is devised in order to deal with Enkidu's trouble?
What plan is devised in order to deal with Enkidu's trouble?
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Once Enkidu sleeps with Shamhat, he is rejected by what?
Once Enkidu sleeps with Shamhat, he is rejected by what?
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Name one of the symbolic objects that represents Enkidu in Gilgamesh's dreams.
Name one of the symbolic objects that represents Enkidu in Gilgamesh's dreams.
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What monster do the two heroes in Gilgamesh first decide to subdue?
What monster do the two heroes in Gilgamesh first decide to subdue?
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What is the purpose of the two narratives provided in Genesis 1 and 2?
What is the purpose of the two narratives provided in Genesis 1 and 2?
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What did God do on the seventh day in Genesis 2?
What did God do on the seventh day in Genesis 2?
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What reasons does God provide for creating woman?
What reasons does God provide for creating woman?
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What does the Lord God tell Adam and Eve will occur if they eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil?
What does the Lord God tell Adam and Eve will occur if they eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil?
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Genesis says the serpent was the most ___ of all the beasts of the field that the Lord God had made.
Genesis says the serpent was the most ___ of all the beasts of the field that the Lord God had made.
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What is one of the woman's punishments after the fruit is eaten?
What is one of the woman's punishments after the fruit is eaten?
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What is one of the man's punishments after the fruit is eaten?
What is one of the man's punishments after the fruit is eaten?
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Who is Naomi's husband who passes early in the story?
Who is Naomi's husband who passes early in the story?
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What does Naomi tell Ruth and Orpah once her sons pass?
What does Naomi tell Ruth and Orpah once her sons pass?
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Orpah stays with Naomi.
Orpah stays with Naomi.
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How does Ruth meet Boaz?
How does Ruth meet Boaz?
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What is the adjective that describes the man in the opening line of The Odyssey?
What is the adjective that describes the man in the opening line of The Odyssey?
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Odysseus is heading home after what experience?
Odysseus is heading home after what experience?
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Which goddess advocates for Odysseus?
Which goddess advocates for Odysseus?
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Athena disguises herself as whom when she speaks with Telemachus?
Athena disguises herself as whom when she speaks with Telemachus?
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What is happening at Odysseus's home as he is attempting to get back?
What is happening at Odysseus's home as he is attempting to get back?
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Calypso refuses to marry Odysseus.
Calypso refuses to marry Odysseus.
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Name one way Odysseus escapes the Cyclops.
Name one way Odysseus escapes the Cyclops.
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Which goddess has a grudge against the Trojans?
Which goddess has a grudge against the Trojans?
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What does this goddess do in the first book of The Aeneid in an attempt to thwart him?
What does this goddess do in the first book of The Aeneid in an attempt to thwart him?
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Aeneas is destined to found which great city?
Aeneas is destined to found which great city?
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Dido attempts to get Aeneas to found which city instead?
Dido attempts to get Aeneas to found which city instead?
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Which of Aeneas's friends is mentioned in a story that causes him to weep?
Which of Aeneas's friends is mentioned in a story that causes him to weep?
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Whom do the gods ask Aeneas to consider in leaving Dido to pursue his destiny?
Whom do the gods ask Aeneas to consider in leaving Dido to pursue his destiny?
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How does Dido respond to Aeneas's decision to leave?
How does Dido respond to Aeneas's decision to leave?
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Identify the work from which the quote is taken: 'He who saw the wellspring, the foundations of the land.'
Identify the work from which the quote is taken: 'He who saw the wellspring, the foundations of the land.'
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Identify the work from which the quote is taken: 'When God began to create heaven and earth, and the earth was welter and waste.'
Identify the work from which the quote is taken: 'When God began to create heaven and earth, and the earth was welter and waste.'
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Identify the work from which the quote is taken: 'And God created the human in his image.'
Identify the work from which the quote is taken: 'And God created the human in his image.'
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Study Notes
Gilgamesh
- The people complain that Gilgamesh is cruel and oppressive
- Enkidu is created to be Gilgamesh's equal
- Enkidu disrupts the lives of the people by scaring them
- The plan to deal with Enkidu is to have a prostitute, Shamhat, seduce him
- Enkidu is rejected by the wild animals after spending time with Shamhat
- One of the symbolic objects representing Enkidu in Gilgamesh's dreams is a wild donkey,
- The monster Gilgamesh and Enkidu decide to subdue first is Humbaba
Genesis
- The purpose of the two narratives is to explain the creation of the universe and the creation of humankind
- On the seventh day, God rested from creation,
- Reasons given for creating woman include: having a companion for Adam and being someone to help him work the earth
- The Lord God tells Adam and Even that they will die if they eat from the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil
- Genesis describes the serpent as the most cunning of the beasts
- The woman's punishments after eating the fruit include pain in childbirth and subjugation to man
- The man's punishments after eating the fruit include hardship in working the land and eventual death.
Ruth
- Naomi’s husband is Elimelech
- Naomi tells Ruth and Orpah to return to their families in Moab
- False
- Ruth meets Boaz in the field while gleaning for food
The Odyssey
- The opening line of The Odyssey describes Odysseus as "a man of twists and turns"
- Odysseus is heading home after the Trojan War
- Athena advocates for Odysseus
- Athena disguises herself as Mentes
- Odysseus's home is in disarray as suitors fight to marry Penelope, Odysseus's wife
- True
- One way Odysseus escapes the Cyclops is by blinding him with a sharpened stake
The Aeneid
- Juno has a grudge against the Trojans
- Juno tries to impede Aeneas by sending a storm to capsize his ships
- Aeneas is destined to found Rome
- Dido tries to convince Aeneas to found Carthage
- Aeneas’s friend Anchises is mentioned in a story that causes him to weep
- The gods ask Aeneas to consider his destiny in leaving Dido
- Dido responds to Aeneas's departure by committing suicide
Gilgamesh
- "He who saw the wellspring, the foundations of the land, / Who knew the ways, was wise in all things, / Enkidu, who saw the wellspring, the foundations of the land, / He knew the ways, was wise in all things, / He it was who inspected holy places everywhere, / Full understanding of it all he gained."
- "The hunter made ready to speak, saying to his father: / My father, there is a certain fellow who has come / from the uplands, / He is the mightiest in the land, strength is his, / Like the force of heaven, so mighty is his strength./ He constantly ranges over the uplands, / Constantly feeding on grass with beasts, / Constantly making his way to the edge of the water hole."
- "Even while he was having dreams, / Shamhat was telling the dreams of Enkidu to Enkidu, / Each was drawn by love to the other."
- "My cheeks would not be emaciated, nor my face cast down, / Nor my heart wretched, nor my features wastes, / Nor would there be woe in my vitals, / Nor would my face be like a traveler's from afar, / Nor would my features be weathered by cold and sun, / Nor would I be clad in a lion skin, roaming the steppe, / But for my friend, swift wild donkey, mountain onager, panther, of the steppe."
Genesis
- "When God began to create heaven and earth, and the earth was welter and waste and darkness over the deep and God's breath hovering over the waters, God said, "Let there be light." And there was light.And God saw the light, that it was good, and God divided the light from the darkness.And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night."
- "And God created the human in his image, / in the image of God He created him, / male and female He created them."
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Explore the narratives of Gilgamesh and Genesis, focusing on themes of creation, companionship, and human struggle. This quiz will test your understanding of the characters, events, and symbolic elements present in both texts. Dive deep into the connections and contrasts between these foundational stories.
