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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. What Hittite god was like the Greek god Zeus?
(a) Tishub.
(b) Tushub.
(c) Tashub.
(d) Teshuub.

2. What culture shared similarities to the Hittite gods?
(a) Canaanites.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Sumerians.
(d) Babylonians.

3. In Sumerian belief, who may go to heaven?
(a) No one goes to heaven.
(b) Animals.
(c) Men and gods.
(d) Plants.

4. What did Sitchin credit the Neflim with?
(a) Advancing humanity and also for the stories of the Great Flood
(b) Creating the Bible and documenting their inventions.
(c) Killing off prehistoric humans.
(d) Creating creative artwork.

5. Who did El's son Baal (or Elyon) die fighting?
(a) Enlil.
(b) Anu, his father.
(c) His brother, Yam.
(d) Enki, his uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sitchin thought that the uses of this substance was evidence of advanced knowledge of chemistry and medicine, including brain surgery.

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

3. What type of orbit is the above planet on?

4. Why couldn't Enki become successor of Anu's throne?

5. How did Zeus gain his power?

(see the answer key)

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