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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Von Däniken says in Chapter 2, "Let us assume that our spaceship will leave the earth for an unknown distant sun in ____ years' time."
(a) 200.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 150.

2. What astronomer estimates that there are some 10 to the 20th-power stars within the range of our telescopes?
(a) Jan Leys.
(b) Harlow Shapley.
(c) Hal Holbrook.
(d) Bruno Michela.

3. How does time on the hypothetical spaceship of Chapter 2 pass in relation to time on earth?
(a) More slowly.
(b) Faster.
(c) Not at all.
(d) Equally.

4. What is the title of Chapter 1?
(a) When Our Spaceship Landed on Earth.
(b) Are There Intelligent Beings in the Cosmos?
(c) Fiery Chariots from the Heavens.
(d) The Improbable World of the Unexplained.

5. Some argue that the maps of Piri Reis depict America and what before exploration?
(a) China.
(b) Australia.
(c) Antarctica.
(d) Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who worked out the basic rocket equation of space time in Chapter 2?

2. What biochemist does von Däniken cite in Chapter 1 as hypothesizing that the conditions for life may have developed more quickly on other planets?

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

4. How many feet high is the Gate of the Sun at Tiahuanaco?

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

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