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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Epic of Creation.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the older planet-gods promise to Marduk if it can defeat Tiamat?
(a) Land.
(b) Rulership.
(c) Power.
(d) Money.

3. Sitchin thought that Akkad, a kingdom, predated Assyria by how years?
(a) 1000.
(b) 5000.
(c) 2000.
(d) 10,000.

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

5. How many major Sumerian gods are there?
(a) 7 male and 7 female.
(b) 6 male and 6 female.
(c) 13 total.
(d) 18 total.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Sumerians believe Pluto was?

2. How did Sitchin reinterpret that Sumerian word "Mu"?

3. Where was the Babylonian creation story written?

4. Who was the Greek Uranus overthrown by?

5. Besides gracing the Sumerian people with his presence, what else did Sitchin bestow upon the Sumerian people?

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