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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. Which god was in charge of Bad-Tibura, the industrial center where Inanna and Utu were born?
(a) Sippar.
(b) Nannar.
(c) Ninurta.
(d) Larsa.

2. Which god loved the water of Earth?
(a) Sud.
(b) Enki.
(c) Enlil.
(d) Nanna.

3. Where did some scientists claim that life began?
(a) Mars.
(b) The moon.
(c) Venus.
(d) Jupiter.

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

5. What planet drew Marduk into the solar system?
(a) Mars.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Uranus.
(d) Saturn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Sumerians believe Pluto was?

2. What does the divine boat ritual represent?

3. This planet comes near earth every 3600 years.

4. Why were there 12 gods, signs, and months in a year?

5. Which god replaced Hades in the 12 ruling Olympian Gods?

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