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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. Why did Sitchin believe that human beings must have come from some other planet?

2. How many major Sumerian gods are there?

3. In Sumerian belief, who may go to heaven?

4. What is an apin?

5. Sitchin also claimed that the Sumerians were responsible for the invention of ___________ and ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sitchin believe existed before the language Akkadian?

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

3. How did Sitchin classify the Sumerian gods?

4. Where did Sitchin believe the Greek gods came from?

5. What did Ralph Solecki's 1957 discovery

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

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

8. 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?

9. Why is 12 an important number for Sumerians?

10. Where else does Sitchin say he sees evidence of his version of the creation story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

1. Compare Sitchin's story of Noah to the following:

- Christian Great Flood story

- The Great Flood from the Torah

2. How did Sitchin relate all three stories to one another?

3. Why did Sitchin think it is important to relate the stories?

4. How does this create validity for Sitchin's argument? Do you believe that this increases Sitchin's chances of gaining followers?

Essay Topic 3

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

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