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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how many light years might the larger stellar system stretch, according to von Däniken?
(a) 2,000,000.
(b) 1,000,000.
(c) 25,000,000.
(d) 1,500,000.

2. What do the savages believe the astronauts to be in Chapter 2?
(a) Monsters.
(b) Gods.
(c) Aliens.
(d) Kings.

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

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

5. Von Däniken claims that astronauts today travel around the world in how many minutes in Chapter 2?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 80 hours.
(c) 86 minutes.
(d) 86 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who worked out the basic rocket equation of space time in Chapter 2?

2. What astronomer estimates that there are some 10 to the 20th-power stars within the range of our telescopes?

3. In the Introduction, von Däniken asserts, "There is something _____ about our archeology!"

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

5. What friend, to whom von Däniken refers as his travel companion for many years, does he thank in the Introduction?

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