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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Twelfth Planet.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Before Copernicus, what did the Greeks and Romans think about the universe?
(a) Earth was flat.
(b) The heavens moved around a flat Earth.
(c) Earth was the only planet.
(d) Earth was in a solar system.

3. What is "Mu" often mistranslated as?
(a) "New."
(b) "Never."
(c) "Name."
(d) "Nice."

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

5. According to Sitchin, who is marked as a follower of God even though he is on Indo-European decent?
(a) Grand Lebanon and Darius.
(b) Cyrus and Greece.
(c) Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes.
(d) Xerxes and Darius.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Etana's stories, what does Sitchin relate to an eagle?

2. Where did An or Anu live?

3. Why don't stars have gods?

4. To Sitchin, what were decorative rosettes on Sumerian temples?

5. To Sitchin, the chemical makeup and beginnings of life on Earth imply ____________.

(see the answer key)

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