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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. Which god led the Nefilim rulers before Enlil arrived?

2. What did Sitchin think that the Nefilim knew would cause a Deluge?

3. How does Noah/Ziusudra/Utnapishtim attract the gods after the great flood?

4. Where was the underworld?

5. Besides plants and animals, what other important things were in the Garden of Eden?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Enlil's human son named?

2. What was Mount Ararat?

3. Why did Enlil decide not to prepare the humans for the deluge and great flood?

4. When the Nefilim landed on Earth, what age was Earth in?

5. How did Enlil quickly create more human beings?

6. How long do the Nefilim live and how often do they visit?

7. In the Sumerian story of the Great Flood, how did Enki come to the aide of the humankind?

8. How did Sitchin justify his assertions that the gods wanted to use Earth for mines?

9. According to Sitchin, what gave the Nefilims access to a lot of information about the solar system?

10. Does Sitchin agree with the validity of animal evolution over the centuries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Is Sitchin's writing style or tone one of arrogance and smug certainty?

How does a man with little or no scientific education and limited experience translating languages argue with other scholarly experts?

What does this say about Sitchin's personality.

Essay Topic 3

Enlil is described as the adversary of man. Is it ironic that he is the god of Earth (the home of man)?

Give three examples of how a jealous Enlil attempts to kill man.

Why does an all powerful god feel threatened by an inferior man?

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