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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. What did the gods seem to wear to help them fly?

2. To Sitchin, the chemical makeup and beginnings of life on Earth imply ____________.

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

4. Where was the Babylonian creation story written?

5. What was found in Shanidar cave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sitchin think the angels of the Bible really were?

2. What did Sitchin find proof of in the work of early astronomers from Mesopotamia, Hittites, and Babylonia?

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

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

5. Name some of the inventions that Sitchin believed the Sumerians were responsible for.

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

7. Where did Sitchin think that most of the advancements in technology came from (region and time frame)?

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

9. What did Ralph Solecki's 1957 discovery

10. Why does Marduk feel pressure from the other planets in the solar system?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book Sitchin describe many gods and goddesses live up to ancient societal gender roles.

Using a god or goddess from the book, give an example of how he or she personifies the stereotype.

Are you using stereotypes that were prevalent in Mesopotamian culture or our society?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the class and hierarchy system of the Nefilim gods.

How is this system different or similar to the following hierarchy from history:

- Serfdom

- Indian Caste System

- Capitalist societies

Essay Topic 3

Sitchin has written many books that have mostly been labeled as pseudoscience by the modern scientific community.

Consider the following questions:

- Why do other scholars consider Sitchin's writing to be pseudoscience?

- Do you consider his arguments to be fake science?

- How could Sitchin better defend his work against other scholars?

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