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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who created the geometric features in Peru which von Däniken discusses in Chapter 3?
(a) The Mayans.
(b) The Eskimos.
(c) The Enkidu.
(d) The Incas.

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

3. 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.

4. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) When Our Spaceship Landed on Earth.
(b) Are There Intelligent Beings in the Cosmos?
(c) Easter Island - Land of the Bird Men.
(d) Ancient Marvels or Space Travel Centers?

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the grandfather of all science-fiction novelists, according to von Däniken in Chapter 2?

4. How many tons does von Däniken's hypothetical spaceship weigh in Chapter 2?

5. What is the title of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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