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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Cities of the Gods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. WHat is the Babylonian name for sun?
(a) Su.
(b) Sel.
(c) Apsu.
(d) Apsire.

2. In Sitchin's opinion, why didn't "life" need a sun?
(a) Heat is generated by the moon, not the sun.
(b) A planet could generate its own heat to keep it functioning.
(c) The sun burns up new life.
(d) The sun is overrated.

3. What was the length of Earth's life determined by?
(a) The gods.
(b) The trees on Earth.
(c) Earth's atmosphere.
(d) The length of the Earth's orbit.

4. When did Copernicus discover that the planets move around the sun?
(a) 1500s.
(b) 1700s.
(c) 1400s.
(d) 1600s.

5. In Sitchin's estimation, how many years ago was mankind "refreshed"?
(a) 11,000 years ago.
(b) 20,000 years ago.
(c) 6,000 years ago.
(d) 80,000 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Sitchin suggest that "shar" meant?

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

4. Because Sumerian seemed to have the first schools, a 2-house legislature, historian, written code of law, and legal reform, Sitchin thought that Sumer must have been ______.

5. Who was the Greek Uranus overthrown by?

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