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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the new science called, according to von Däniken in Chapter 12?
(a) Scientology.
(b) Exobiology.
(c) Androgoly.
(d) Futurology.

2. What German magazine stated in 1967 that the majority of life-saving medical machines come from America?
(a) Der Heinz.
(b) Der Stern.
(c) Ein Zech.
(d) Der Zich.

3. Van Daniken states in Chapter 8 that our accurate knowledge of America is only how many years old?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 2,000.

4. Von Däniken asserts that Easter Island could not have provided food for more than how many inhabitants?
(a) 500.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 200.
(d) 5,000.

5. To what telepathic Kentucky farmer does von Däniken refer in Chapter 11?
(a) Stephen Wright.
(b) Edgar Cayce.
(c) Andrew Michael.
(d) Allen Schwartz.

6. Tikal lies how many miles from the Gulf of Honduras?
(a) 150.
(b) 200.
(c) 109.
(d) 130.

7. The statues of Easter Island were between 33 and ___ feet high.
(a) 75.
(b) 66.
(c) 43.
(d) 27.

8. The area of the base of the Great Pyramid divided by twice its height equals what?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 141.
(c) Pi.
(d) 3.

9. How many years did it take photography to develop to the stage of a clear picture?
(a) 112.
(b) 140.
(c) 150.
(d) 120.

10. In Chapter 10, von Däniken writes that "was was valid yesterday is _____ tomorrow."
(a) Rediscovered.
(b) Forgotten.
(c) Obsolete.
(d) False.

11. In Chapter 7, von Däniken writes that to the north of Damascus lies the terrace of what?
(a) Gibraltar.
(b) Baalbek.
(c) Ziusudra.
(d) Yukatan.

12. What is the title of Chapter 11?
(a) The Search for Direct Communication.
(b) Are There Intelligent Beings in the Cosmos?
(c) Tomorrow.
(d) The Improbable World of the Unexplained.

13. When did Francisco Pizarro question the Incas about Tiahuanaco?
(a) 1537.
(b) 1532.
(c) 1500.
(d) 1465.

14. The pyramid field of _____ is 25 miles north of Mexico City.
(a) Titikaka.
(b) Maya.
(c) Aztec.
(d) Teotihuacan.

15. What was the name of the project in Green Bank, West Virginia?
(a) Project Apollo.
(b) Project Onta.
(c) Project Ozma.
(d) Project Cyrillis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is cited from A Voyage to Laputa and Japan in Chapter 10?

2. What was the population of cows in India in 1966?

3. How many miles is Tikal from the Pacific Ocean?

4. How long did the development of the telephone take?

5. The distance covered by the Mayans from the territory of the old to the new kingdom measures how many miles?

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