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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the Nautilus experiment end?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1967.

2. In what year did the Mayan calendar begin?
(a) 3111 B.C.
(b) 2500 B.C.
(c) 3200 B.C.
(d) 1000 B.C.

3. Who discovered the legends of the pre-Incan beliefs of white men who traveled in the air?
(a) Spanish conquistadors.
(b) Italian explorers.
(c) Dutch settlers.
(d) French settlers.

4. The tablets found with the Easter Island statues were made of what material?
(a) Stone.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Platinum.
(d) Wood.

5. 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) Jan Leys.
(c) James Walters.
(d) Willy Ley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major astronomical event took place in the same period that von Däniken wrote the book?

2. What is the title of Chapter 11?

3. In what year did an experiment begin in Green Bank, West Virginia, as cited by von Däniken in Chapter 11?

4. Which person among the savages would likely be made "king" in the hypothetical space travel of Chapter 2?

5. The ancient Indian epic which is more comprehensive than the Bible is called what?

(see the answer key)

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