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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What biochemist does von Däniken cite in Chapter 1 as hypothesizing that the conditions for life may have developed more quickly on other planets?
(a) Dr. Donald Warsaw.
(b) Dr. Sarah Stein.
(c) Dr. James Wasman.
(d) Dr. Stanley Miller.

2. The first "tourist" photos were radioed to Earth from Mars in the spring of what year?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1943.

3. What woman descended from the "spaceship" depicted in the Gate of the Sun?
(a) Kukumanta.
(b) Oryana.
(c) Mroni.
(d) Kytomata.

4. What well-known scientific writer told von Däniken, "The estimated number of stars in our Milky Way alone amounts to 30 billion"?
(a) Michael Anderson.
(b) Willy Ley.
(c) James Walters.
(d) Jan Leys.

5. How many tons of fuel would be on von Däniken's hypothetical spaceship in Chapter 2?
(a) 125,000.
(b) 99,800.
(c) 80,000.
(d) 99,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Piri Reis is an admiral from where?

2. What do the savages believe the astronauts to be in Chapter 2?

3. In the Introduction, what does von Däniken suggest must take over the work of archeological research?

4. How will our hypothetical spacemen learn the language of the savages in Chapter 2?

5. What do the geometric features of Peru resemble to von Däniken?

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