The 12th Planet Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The 12th Planet Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What Sumerian word means "the location of the planets?"

3. This planet comes near earth every 3600 years.

4. Who was Yam resurrected by?

5. Along with the sun and the moon, what is the 12th object in the solar system?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sitchin so sure that human life could not have begun on Earth?

2. What impact does Aphrodite, the goddess of love, have on the gods and goddesses for ancient Greece?

3. Why did Sitchin think it was possible for astrologists to be wrong in their assertion that there are only eight planets in the solar system?

4. Who is Anu?

5. What subjects does the 12TH PLANET cover?

6. Summarize Sitchin's theory on the creation of the solar system.

7. How did Sitchin trace the Persians to Babylon and Assyria?

8. What was the literal translation of "mu" that Sitchin develops?

9. What was the literal translation of "me" that Sitchin develops?

10. Why did Sitchin think that there were 12 planets in the solar system?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. Answer this question using your own view points:

How could the Nefilim, who Sitchin consider extremely advanced species, be so alike human beings in looks, emotions, and actions?

2. Now, answer the same question as if you were Zecharia Sitchin.

3. Next, examine the differences in the answers. Is your Sitchin's made up answer less rooted in reality?

Essay Topic 2

1. Why was it important for ancient communities to create gods and goddesses?

2. How did gods, goddesses and rituals help people to understand their lives and the mysterious world surrounding them?

Essay Topic 3

Sitchin analyzes a picture of humans surrounding Enki. The humans, Sitchin assumed, were all exactly the same. Sitchin further asserts that Enki wanted man to be different and individual. How does this story of procreation explain the differences in human beings?

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