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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Epic of Creation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gravitational pull from what planet pulls Marduk?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Uranus.
(c) Pluto.
(d) Saturn.

2. Who was Kash-Yappa's son?
(a) Cronos.
(b) Teshub.
(c) Indra.
(d) Anu.

3. Where does Gilgamesh rule?
(a) Ur.
(b) Uruk.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Sumer.

4. Why does Sitchin assume that gods "had flight" or liked to fly?
(a) They had special submarines that could fly out of water.
(b) They were often depicted with wings.
(c) They wore parachutes.
(d) They drew many pictures of birds.

5. Why did Sitchin believe that human beings must have come from some other planet?
(a) To Sitchin there is a gap in evolutionary history.
(b) Sitchin actually thought Earth was perfect for human development.
(c) Venus has a much more stable atmosphere for humans.
(d) Earth was created later than humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Sumerians know the exact dates of in Chapter 6?

2. What planet eventually becomes one of Earth's moons?

3. What Hittite god was like the Greek god Zeus?

4. Who was Marduk?

5. What does GIlgamesh loose on his way back from heaven?

(see the answer key)

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