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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. To Sitchin, the chemical makeup and beginnings of life on Earth imply ____________.
(a) That Earth is a terrible place to live.
(b) There were more animals than humans in ancient times.
(c) That humans are the greatest life ever created.
(d) That life may have come from elsewhere.

2. Which god replaced Hades in the 12 ruling Olympian Gods?
(a) Hera.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Zeus.

3. Who did Iannna marry?
(a) Her own brother, Ea.
(b) Enki's son, Dumuzi.
(c) Enki's son, Enlil.
(d) No one.

4. In 12TH PLANET, what was Zecharia Sitchin's main argument?
(a) We are all aliens.
(b) Sumerian myths of a pantheon of gods are facts.
(c) There were (at one time) 15 planets in our solar system.
(d) He was a descendant of Jesus.

5. What area did Hades reign?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The land.
(c) The heavens.
(d) The underworld.

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. According to Sitchin, the domestication of animals occurred during what time?

4. Who became Anu's lover after 555 B.C.?

5. How many major Sumerian gods are there?

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