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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. Who did El's son Baal (or Elyon) die fighting?

3. Sitchin found evidence of prior knowledge of the solar system in what cultures?

4. Sitchin thought that Akkad, a kingdom, predated Assyria by how years?

5. Why were there 12 gods, signs, and months in a year?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Anu?

5. What is interesting about the Hittite gods and culture?

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

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

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

9. How did Sitchin present Sumer in Chapter 2?

10. How did humans attempt to go to the heavens and see the gods.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sitchin analyzes a picture of humans surrounding Enki. The humans, Sitchin assumed, were all exactly the same. Sitchin further asserts that Enki wanted man to be different and individual. How does this story of procreation explain the differences in human beings?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does Sitchin attempt to prove that his theories on mankind, the solar system, gods, creationism are correct?

List different ways and then analyze why and how Sitchin is successful at proving the validity of his argument.

If you do not believe he was effective, state why.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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