"How Could My Cheeks Not Be Wasted, nor My Face

question 43

Multiple Choice

"How could my cheeks not be wasted, nor my face dejected, Nor my heart wretched, nor my appearance worn out,
Nor grief in my innermost being,
Nor my face like that of a long-distance traveller,
Nor my face weathered by wind and heat
Nor roaming open country clad only in a lionskin?"
This passage from The Epic of Gilgamesh (Evaluating the Evidence 1.2) describes Gilgamesh's grief after

• A)the death of his friend Enkidu.
• B)his own defeat in battle.
• C)the kidnapping of his true love.
• D)the fall of Uruk.

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