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Part 2: Epic Hero: Gilgamesh — Quiz

Question 1 • English Language Arts 12

Which lines from Gilgamesh: A New English Version best establish Gilgamesh as triumphant in battle?

Answer
A
"I will stand by you. Now let us attack." Gilgamesh felt his courage return. They charged at Humbaba like two wild bulls.
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Gilgamesh, hearing his beloved friend, came to himself. He yelled, he lifted his massive axe
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They took their axes and penetrated deeper into the forest, they went chopping down cedars, the woods chips flew
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They bound logs together and built a raft. Enkidu steered it down the great river. Gilgamesh carried Humbaba's head.

Explanation

Carrying Humbaba’s head shows that Gilgamesh has defeated his opponent and is leaving with proof of victory. The other lines describe preparing to fight, responding to a friend, or cutting through the forest; they do not establish the battle’s triumphant outcome as clearly as the raft scene does.

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