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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Babylonian creation story written?

2. Why does Sitchin assume that gods "had flight" or liked to fly?

3. Who in Hindu was the father of the Hindi 12 gods?

4. In Chapter 4, which god (and son of Anu) was revealed to have created man and ruled from Nippur?

5. What is "Mu" often mistranslated as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Greek god Zeus and how he came to power.

2. What did Sitchin find proof of in the work of early astronomers from Mesopotamia, Hittites, and Babylonia?

3. Why did Sitchin think that there were 12 planets in the solar system?

4. Why is 12 an important number for Sumerians?

5. Enki and Enlil were brothers and sons of Anu. Describe their personalities.

6. Why does Marduk feel pressure from the other planets in the solar system?

7. What was the literal translation of "mu" that Sitchin develops?

8. How did humans attempt to go to the heavens and see the gods.

9. What does Sitchin believe existed before the language Akkadian?

10. What impact does Aphrodite, the goddess of love, have on the gods and goddesses for ancient Greece?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. Answer this question using your own view points:

How could the Nefilim, who Sitchin consider extremely advanced species, be so alike human beings in looks, emotions, and actions?

2. Now, answer the same question as if you were Zecharia Sitchin.

3. Next, examine the differences in the answers. Is your Sitchin's made up answer less rooted in reality?

Essay Topic 2

Sitchin has written many books that have mostly been labeled as pseudoscience by the modern scientific community.

Consider the following questions:

- Why do other scholars consider Sitchin's writing to be pseudoscience?

- Do you consider his arguments to be fake science?

- How could Sitchin better defend his work against other scholars?

Essay Topic 3

How does SItchin's tone change throughout the 12TH PLANET?

Give three different tones he used in the book.

Next, give examples of the stylistic tone.

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