Gilgamesh felt his courage return. They charged at Humbaba like two wild bulls. The monster let out a deafening cry, his roar boomed forth like a blast of thunder, he stamped and the ground burst open, his steps split the mountains of Lebano Which characteristics does Gilgamesh display in this passage? Check all that apply.

The options of the question are, A) Confidence of speech. B) Great intelligence. C) Risk-taking behavior. D) Courage. E) Readiness to embark on a journey.

The correct answers are C) Risk-taking behavior and D) Courage.

The characteristics Gilgamesh displays on the passage are risk-taking behavior and courage.

These two elements are identified in the passage when the author writes “Gilgamesh felt his courage return” in a show of braveness, and in “they charged like two wild bulls…”, showing the risk-taking behavior and courage.

The passage is referring to the “Epic of Gilgamesh”, one of the most important and classic poems in ancestry Mesopotamia. The story was originally carved in Stone in Akkadian language and tells the story and adventures of the King Gilgamesh of the Sumerian city, Uruk.