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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Mayans abandon their cities and temples?
(a) 400 A.D.
(b) 200 A.D.
(c) 1200 A.D.
(d) 600 A.D.

2. What is the name of the former keeper of the Egyptian Department of the Vatican who found a text from the time of Thutmose III?
(a) Andreas Roma.
(b) Alberto Tulli.
(c) Ronald Watson.
(d) James Wilson.

3. What is the name of the pyramid that is the biggest of the Mayans, belonging to the god Kukulkan?
(a) Chihuaha.
(b) Tikal.
(c) Kukuana.
(d) Castillo.

4. The Mayans left behind them calculations to last how many years?
(a) 45,000,000.
(b) 65,000,000.
(c) 64,000,000.
(d) 45,000,000.

5. Who excavated the bodies of youths and jewelry from the well at Chichen Itza?
(a) Robert Andrew Floyd.
(b) James T. Nelson.
(c) Edward Herbert Thompson.
(d) Andrew Lawrence Fuller.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many days did the Mayans understand the terrestrial year to be?

3. What is the title of Chapter 9?

4. Who created the geometric features in Peru which von Däniken discusses in Chapter 3?

5. The Tibetan books of Tantyua and what also mention prehistoric flying machines?

(see the answer key)

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