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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Sumer: Land of the Gods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the engineer responsible for man's creation?
(a) Anu
(b) Enki.
(c) Enlil.
(d) Ninlil.

2. The Sumerians knew to use this substance as a disinfectant.
(a) Soap.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Lysol.

3. Besides gracing the Sumerian people with his presence, what else did Sitchin bestow upon the Sumerian people?
(a) Creations of fish.
(b) The ability to write great stories.
(c) Education and schools.
(d) The right of rulership and kingship.

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

5. How was Sitchin able to relate Greek civilization to Hebrew civilization and trace the history of Western civilization?
(a) Through similarities in language.
(b) Through ancient artifacts.
(c) The Torah.
(d) The ancient Christian Bibles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sitchin thought that Akkad, a kingdom, predated Assyria by how years?

2. Sitchin believed that the stories of Sumerian gods were _________.

3. Why was Anu's son cast from heaven?

4. In Sitchin's estimation, how many years ago was mankind "refreshed"?

5. Who excavated a cave called Shanidar in Kurdish territory in 1957?

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