Question 1 • 650401 English IV S1 – POLLOCK, CARRIE F
Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version.At four hundred miles they stopped to eat,at a thousand miles they pitched their camp.They had traveled for just three days and nights,a six weeks' journey for ordinary men.
Answer
A
It points out that Gilgamesh and Enkidu must fight Humbaba.
B
It indicates that the gods are helping Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
C
It emphasizes the length of Gilgamesh's and Enkidu's journey.
D
It dramatizes the danger Gilgamesh and Enkidu must face.