Part 3: Writing to Analyze the Epic Hero in Gilgamesh
Question 7 • OK-English Language Arts 12 A 34121A
Which examples from Gilgamesh: A New English Version most effectively illustrate the point that Gilgamesh takes risks? Select 3 options.From far off they saw the Cedar Mountain, / sacred to Ishtar, where the gods dwell, / the slopes of it steep, and rich in cedarsThey advanced to the monster’s den. Humbaba / charged out roaring at them and said, / “I know you, Gilgamesh. Don’t be a fool.”Gilgamesh felt his courage return. / They charged at Humbaba like two wild bulls.He could not move forward, could not retreat. / Gilgamesh saw it, he leaped upon him, / he held a knife to Humbaba’s throat.Gilgamesh chopped down the mighty trees, / Enkidu hewed the trunks into timbers.
Answer
A
From far off they saw the Cedar Mountain, / sacred to Ishtar, where the gods dwell, / the slopes of it steep, and rich in cedars
B
They advanced to the monster’s den. Humbaba / charged out roaring at them and said, / “I know you, Gilgamesh. Don’t be a fool.”
C
Gilgamesh felt his courage return. / They charged at Humbaba like two wild bulls.
D
He could not move forward, could not retreat. / Gilgamesh saw it, he leaped upon him, / he held a knife to Humbaba’s throat.
E
Gilgamesh chopped down the mighty trees, / Enkidu hewed the trunks into timbers.