After 12 long days, Enkidu was deathly sick and lay in his bed in agony.       Although aware that his days were numbered, Enkidu became calm and willingly accepted his fate as a shepherd in the underworld.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Deteriorating in health, Enkidu curses the trapper who first saw him.        He curses Shamhat, the seductress.       Shamash intervenes and becomes a voice of reason.        He says Enkidu should be humble and grateful.       Shamhat introduced him to a life of finery and friendship that he otherwise would never have attained.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Enkidu desired to make a "good death" by fighting gloriously in battle.        Sickness brought him despair, so he would never realize a true warrior's fate.        "Good death" is an example of a two word contradiction known as a/an ___ that makes sense in its twisted meaning.Group of answer choicesruminationparadoxoxymoronallusion

Enkidu was created into a powerful man and warrior.     He was modeled after the powerful and fierce God of War named ______ .

Gilgamesh tells Shiduri about his mourning for Enkidu.      He says, "For six days, I would not let him be buried."      WHY did Gilgamesh initially refuse to give Enkidu proper burial rites?Group of answer choicesHe was waiting for his mother Ninsun to perform the ritual since she adopted him Enkidu earlier as her son.Bodies of Sumerian warriors had to be left out in nature to be blessed by Shamash.He had not finished making restitution to the gods he had angered.He thought that if his grief was violent enough, then perhaps Enkidu would come back to life.

Enkidu has a terrifying dream where all the gods were gathered.        It was evident that they were deciding Enkidu's fate.        Gilgamesh said: " Though it sounds bad, this dream may be a good omen because ...Group of answer choicesdreaming of birds means you are still going to fly about in this world."dreams are unpredictable and can change their course like the wind."the gods send dreams just to the healthy, never to the weak, so a healthy man dreamed this."all of the above responses are correct