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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, Kingship on Earth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Iannna marry?
(a) Enki's son, Enlil.
(b) Her own brother, Ea.
(c) Enki's son, Dumuzi.
(d) No one.

2. Why did the gods decide to separate humans?
(a) Some humans did not like the Sumer climate.
(b) Humans were jealous of other humans for being favored by Gods.
(c) Because the Sumerians tried to build a rocket.
(d) Humans were fighting each other.

3. Gravitational pull from what planet pulls Marduk?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Uranus.
(d) Neptune.

4. What created a rivalry between Enlil and Enki?
(a) Enlil betrayed his brother.
(b) Enlil beat his brother.
(c) Enlil's take over of Earth.
(d) Enlil slept with Enki's wife.

5. In Etana's stories, what does Sitchin relate to an eagle?
(a) Astronauts.
(b) Another bird.
(c) Air plane engineers.
(d) Pilots.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To Sitchin, what is the asteroid belt?

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

4. Who was the engineer responsible for man's creation?

5. Where was the gods' world?

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