Fact Questions for
The Epic of Gilgamesh: Part Three
The Last Quest of Gilgamesh
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Why is Gilgamesh famous throughout the ancient world?
What is Gilgamesh afraid of?
What does Gilgamesh want to find on his quest?
What does Gilgamesh rescue on his quest?
What is the garden of the Sun God like?
Who leads Gilgamesh to Utnapishtim?
Who is Utnapishtim?
What does Siduri say Gilgamesh must cross to reach Utnapishtim?
How many poles does Gilgamesh take with him to cross over to see Utnapishtim?
What does Utnapishtim tell him about searching for immortality?
How did Utnapishtim gain his immortality?
What test does Gilgamesh fail?
What does the plant in the ocean do for humans?
What happens to the plant after Gilgameshs gets it?
What does Enkidu tell Gilgamesh about his immortality?
Answers
Why is Gilgamesh famous throughout the ancient world? For building the great wall around his city.
What is Gilgamesh afraid of? Death
What does Gilgamesh want to find on his quest? The secret of immortality
What does Gilgamesh rescue on his quest? A lion cub.
What is the garden of the Sun God like? It was paradise with beautiful flowers, gentle animals and sparkling leaves.
Who leads Gilgamesh to Utnapishtim? The Sun God
Who is Utnapishtim? The only human who knows the secret to immortality.
What does Siduri say Gilgamesh must cross to reach Utnapishtim? The Waters of Death
How many poles does Gilgamesh take with him to cross over to see Utnapishtim? 120
What does Utnapishtim tell him about searching for immortality? Don't search for what you cannot have. Only gods can live forever.
How did Utnapishtim gain his immortality? He survived a flood that the gods sent by building a boat and the gods gave him immortality.
What test does Gilgamesh fail? He can't stay awake while Utnapishtim tells him his story.
What does the plant in the ocean do for humans? It allows them to be young for as long as they are alive.
What happens to the plant after Gilgameshs gets it? Ishtar, in the form of a snake, eats it.
What does Enkidu tell Gilgamesh about his immortality? That Gilgamesh will live forever in the hearts of the people because of the city he built, the courage he showed and the good he had done.
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