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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. From 11,000 B.C. to 5,000 B.C., what happened to mankind?

2. Why does Sitchin assume that gods "had flight" or liked to fly?

3. According to Sitchin, who is marked as a follower of God even though he is on Indo-European decent?

4. What does the word "Nefilim" mean?

5. Who are the Neflim?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is 12 an important number for Sumerians?

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

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

4. 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?

5. How did Sitchin classify the Sumerian gods?

6. What is interesting about the Hittite gods and culture?

7. Describe the Greek god Zeus and how he came to power.

8. Why was the number 12 extremely important to the Nefilim?

9. Enki and Enlil were brothers and sons of Anu. Describe their personalities.

10. What did Ralph Solecki's 1957 discovery

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that the Nefilim, as a species, are a symbol for something else?

Did Sitchin really intend to prove that Sumerian alien gods existed or is the 12th Planet a metaphor for a larger mystery?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Sitchin inferred that life does not need the sun to exist.

1. Do you agree with this assertion?

2. How does this statement go against what you have previously learned in school?

3. Could you abandon your previous beliefs to agree with Sitchin? Why or why not?

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