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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how many planetary systems does the scientific writer tell von Däniken are considered possible by present-day astronomers?
(a) 20 billion.
(b) 30 billion.
(c) 16 billion.
(d) 10 billion.

2. What friend, to whom von Däniken refers as his travel companion for many years, does he thank in the Introduction?
(a) Louis Emrich.
(b) Hans Neuner.
(c) Dr. Stehlin.
(d) Bert Slattery.

3. Von Däniken suggests that the planet upon which the hypothetical spaceship lands in Chapter 2 is how many years earlier in development than the Earth?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 9,000.

4. The first "tourist" photos were radioed to Earth from Mars in the spring of what year?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1943.

5. In Chapter 1, von Däniken suggests that our solar system may be only a tiny part of a considerably larger stellar system containing how many galaxies?
(a) 200.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, along with H.S. Bellamy, wrote a book about the Great Idol?

2. In Chapter 2, what are the fuel supplies in the rocket which can reach almost the speed of light converted to ?

3. What is the title of Chapter 2?

4. Who published Theory of Satellites in 1927?

5. In Chapter 2, how many tons is the payload in von Däniken's hypothetical spaceship?

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