Gilgamesh - Death of Humbaba
The Seafarer
The Hobbit Chapter 5 & 6
Literary Devices
Characters and Places
100

What type of trees are Gilgamesh and his friend cutting down at the start of the passage? 

Cedar Trees

100

What type of poem is The Seafarer? 

An Elegy 

100

What did Bilbo find on the ground when he awoke after hitting his head on a rock in the Goblin's cave? 

The One Ring 

100

What literary device involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds?

Alliteration 

100

Who is the king of Uruk in "The Epic of Gilgamesh"?

Gilgamesh 

200

Who goes with Gilgamesh on his journey to confront Humbaba? This man was his best Friend. 

Enkidu

200

What are the two main themes of The Seafarer? 

The hardships of life and religious views on how to get to heaven. 

200

What was the name of the slimy creature that Bilbo encountered at the underground lake below the Goblin's cave? 

Gollum/Sméagol 

200

What is the term for an EXTREME exaggeration used for effect?

Hyperbole

200

What is the name of Bilbo's home? 

The Shire/Bag End 

300

What god did Gilgamesh pray to for help? This god of the sun also stipulated that Gilgamesh would have to build him a temple.  

Shamesh 

300

What line does The Seafarer change from cold and depressing to a religious viewpoint? 

Line 65

300

What deal did Bilbo make with the creature he encountered at the underground lake below the goblin's cave? 

They would play a game of riddles. If Bilbo won, he would be free, if the creature won, he would eat Bilbo.  

300

What is the term for a reference to another work of literature, person, or event? 

Allusion 

300

Who is the Dwarf Leader in "The Hobbit"? 

Thorin Oakenshield 

400

What weapon does Gilgamesh use to defeat Humbaba, and what method does he use? 

An axe. He beheaded him 

400

What point of view was The Seafarer written in? 

First Person

400

What magical power did Bilbo gain when wearing the ring that he found? 

He would become invisible

400

What literary term represents a thing of abstraction by giving it human characteristics? 

Personification 

400

In "The Seafarer" the author spends most of his time where? 

At sea 

500

What region was Gilgamesh written in? This area was also known as the fertile crescent.  

Mesopotamia 

500

What are the three ways that fate can kill you? 

Illness, old age, and murder 

500

What is the answer to this riddle? 

Alive without breath,

as cold as death,

never thirsty, ever drinking,

all in (chain) mail never clinking? 

A Fish 

500

What literary term identifies something that will happen in the future? 

Foreshadowing 

500

In "The Hobbit" which mountains do Bilbo and the Dwarves travel through? 

The Misty Mountains