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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Von Däniken is concerned with the fact that the edges of the Piri Reis maps do what at the edges?
(a) Disappear.
(b) Crumble.
(c) Distort.
(d) Show radiation.

2. Which person among the savages would likely be made "king" in the hypothetical space travel of Chapter 2?
(a) The most attractive.
(b) The richest.
(c) The strongest.
(d) The most intelligent.

3. Who is the grandfather of all science-fiction novelists, according to von Däniken in Chapter 2?
(a) Jules Verne.
(b) James Vinnon.
(c) Johann Braun.
(d) Michael McClure.

4. What electronic item does von Däniken write we have found from many thousands of years ago?
(a) A car.
(b) A helicopter.
(c) Batteries.
(d) A flashlight.

5. Where is the Great Idol?
(a) Tiahuanaco.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Sumeria.
(d) Sacsahumain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 3?

2. How does time on the hypothetical spaceship of Chapter 2 pass in relation to time on earth?

3. What is the title of Chapter 2?

4. What kind of rocket can reach a velocity close to the speed of light, according to von Däniken?

5. How many tons of fuel would be on von Däniken's hypothetical spaceship in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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