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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Von Däniken is concerned with the fact that the edges of the Piri Reis maps do what at the edges?
(a) Show radiation.
(b) Disappear.
(c) Distort.
(d) Crumble.

2. If the Egyptians had a daily piece rate of 10 blocks in a stack, they would have built the Great Pyramid in how many years?
(a) 333.
(b) 664.
(c) 567.
(d) 879.

3. Who was expecting the angels at the gate in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah?
(a) Moses.
(b) Herod.
(c) Nathaniel.
(d) Lot.

4. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) Ancient Marvels or Space Travel Centers?
(b) The Mysteries of South America and Other Oddities.
(c) Was God an Astronaut?
(d) The Improbable World of the Unexpected.

5. The ancient Indian epic which is more comprehensive than the Bible is called what?
(a) Sterilitis.
(b) Oresnso.
(c) Mahabharata.
(d) Gilgamesh.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what Biblical verse does von Däniken cite the "giants" he refers to in Chapter 4?

2. What kind of trees does von Däniken assert grew in the Nile Delta at the time of the Great Pyramid's building?

3. In the ninth tablet regarding Gilgamesh, who is the friend whose loss is mourned?

4. What is the title of Chapter 5?

5. What do archeologists estimate the population of Egypt to have been during the building of the Great Pyramid?

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