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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Sumer: Land of the Gods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many major Sumerian gods are there?
(a) 6 male and 6 female.
(b) 13 total.
(c) 7 male and 7 female.
(d) 18 total.

2. What is cuneiform?
(a) A uniform worn by the gods.
(b) The earliest known form of writing.
(c) The Cuni way of life.
(d) A language.

3. Who did Iannna marry?
(a) No one.
(b) Enki's son, Enlil.
(c) Enki's son, Dumuzi.
(d) Her own brother, Ea.

4. How did Zeus gain his power?
(a) Defeated a serpentine with his two brothers.
(b) Defeated his own father.
(c) Killed all the other gods.
(d) Killed Hades.

5. Besides gracing the Sumerian people with his presence, what else did Sitchin bestow upon the Sumerian people?
(a) The right of rulership and kingship.
(b) The ability to write great stories.
(c) Creations of fish.
(d) Education and schools.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Sitchin, the domestication of animals occurred during what time?

3. Who was the engineer responsible for man's creation?

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

5. Who was Kash-Yappa's son?

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