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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The Creation of Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did some scientists claim that life began?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Mars.
(c) The moon.
(d) Venus.

2. What does Sitchin claim about his creation story?
(a) It was a blend of creationism and evolution.
(b) It was only creationism.
(c) It involved a lot of scientific evolution.
(d) It was completely true.

3. Who became Anu's lover after 555 B.C.?
(a) Hera.
(b) Nanna.
(c) Inanna.
(d) Ninlil.

4. Sitchin believed that the stories of Sumerian gods were _________.
(a) Not at all true.
(b) Made up by kings and queens.
(c) Specific accounts of the creation of planets.
(d) Challenged by other cultures.

5. To the Sumerians, the arrival of Marduk and Shar was______.
(a) Vital to survival.
(b) Appealing because it offered something different.
(c) Very regular and used to bring improvements to its people.
(d) Sporadic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the planet-god of Shar described in Sumerian texts?

2. Who was Marduk?

3. What did Sitchin suggest that "shar" meant?

4. How did Sitchin think that the Nefilim created Homo sapiens?

5. While Adapa was developing and before he was born, where did he live?

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