Gilgamesh, Tablet II. Study questions

1. How does Shamhat try to convince Enkidu to go to Uruk?
2. How is Enkidu like Gilgamesh, according to Shamhat?
3. What reason does Enkidu have to want to meet Gilgamesh, according to the narrator?
4. Before they con proceed to Uruk Shamhat want to make Enkidu look and act like a human. How does she accomplish this?
5. How does Enkidu learn about Gilbgamesh's abuse of his power?
6. How do Gilgamesh and Enkidu seal their friendship? Is it unusual?
7. Provide some specific reasons why Gilgamesh is set on fighting and killing the forst monster Humbaba.
8. What may have been his underlying motivation?
9. List some examples where Gilgamesh mentions mortality and eternal fame.
10. What is Gilgamesh's attitude about the quest?
11. How do the elders of Uruk respond?
12. What universal issues and conflicts seem to underlie this Tablet?