Question

What effect does Lord Shamash's intervention have on the epic?
It scares Gilgamesh and leads the audience to believe that Gilgamesh will lose.
It encourages Gilgamesh to fight and adds excitement for the audience.
It causes Gilgamesh to run away and increases the audience's unease.
It causes Gilgamesh to slowly withdraw and provides the audience with relief.

Answer 1

It encourages Gilgamesh to fight and adds excitement for the audience.

Answer 2

The answer is: It encourages Gilgamesh to fight and adds excitement for the audience.

In the following excerpt we can find Lord Shamash's intervention, here he is encouraging Gilgamesh to fight adding emotion and fervor to the adventure.

“Then, from heaven, the voice of the god

called to Gilgamesh: "Hurry, attack,

attack Humbaba while the time is right,

before he enters the depths of the forest,

before he can hide there and wrap himself

in his seven auras with their paralyzing glare.

He is wearing just one now. Attack him! Now!"