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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Landing on Planet Earth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did An or Anu live?
(a) In the underworld.
(b) In the heavens.
(c) In the forest.
(d) In his mother's womb.

2. Which planet is Saturn's offspring?
(a) Earth.
(b) Pluto.
(c) Venus.
(d) Neptune.

3. Sitchin also claimed that the Sumerians were responsible for the invention of ___________ and ___________.
(a) Cooking and Entertaining guests.
(b) Weaving and agriculture.
(c) Driving and Singing.
(d) Dancing and Painting.

4. To Sitchin, what is the asteroid belt?
(a) The only important thing in the universe.
(b) Larger than just our universe.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Hell.

5. What did the gods seem to wear to help them fly?
(a) Jet packs.
(b) Goggles, weapons, and earphones.
(c) Parachutes.
(d) Wings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Neptune quiet the sun?

2. What brings the Greeks in contact with the Persians in 331 B.C.?

3. Where does Enki's Adapa try to go the gain eternal life?

4. How many major Sumerian gods are there?

5. How did Sitchin interpret the Babylonian creation story?

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