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

2. What was found in Shanidar cave?
(a) 87,000 year old skeletons of a family.
(b) 44,000 year old skeletons of a family.
(c) 55,000 year old skeletons of a family.
(d) 100,000 year old skeletons of a family.

3. What Sumerian word means "the location of the planets?"
(a) Mu.
(b) Lubad.
(c) Me.
(d) Sud.

4. 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) Xerxes and Darius.
(c) Cyrus and Greece.
(d) Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes.

5. Who excavated a cave called Shanidar in Kurdish territory in 1957?
(a) Robert Saul.
(b) Randal Sole
(c) Randolph Samms.
(d) Ralph Soleck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why don't stars have gods?

2. The Sumerians knew to use this substance as a disinfectant.

3. What does GIlgamesh loose on his way back from heaven?

4. What does the word "Nefilim" mean?

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

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