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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The Creation of Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Sumerians believe Pluto was?
(a) A wayward planet.
(b) A star.
(c) A moon in Shar's orbit.
(d) A very mad planet-god.

2. To Sitchin, what were decorative rosettes on Sumerian temples?
(a) Symbols for the solar system.
(b) Symbols for the gods.
(c) Lovely artwork.
(d) People's names written decoratively.

3. What did Sitchin credit the Neflim with?
(a) Killing off prehistoric humans.
(b) Creating creative artwork.
(c) Advancing humanity and also for the stories of the Great Flood
(d) Creating the Bible and documenting their inventions.

4. How long were the great Sumerian rulers?
(a) 432,000 years.
(b) 500,000 years.
(c) 1,000,000 years.
(d) 700,000 years

5. What is cuneiform?
(a) A language.
(b) The Cuni way of life.
(c) The earliest known form of writing.
(d) A uniform worn by the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Adapa?

2. To Sitchin, what is the asteroid belt?

3. 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 ______.

4. What does Sitchin associate to a circle in Chapter 8?

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

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