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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What biologist recreated atmospheric conditions similar to those on Jupiter and bred bacteria and mites in the atmosphere?
(a) Dr. Stephen Wright.
(b) Dr. Daniel Kimgrow.
(c) Dr. Sanford Siegel.
(d) Dr. Gerald Kimble.

3. Von Däniken asserts that the Piri Reis maps were derived through what?
(a) Telepathy.
(b) Extraterrestrial maps.
(c) Aerial photography.
(d) Extraterrestrial drawings.

4. Who worked out the basic rocket equation of space time in Chapter 2?
(a) Professor Ackeret.
(b) Professor Janeson.
(c) Professor Brahm.
(d) Professor Beckett.

5. Piri Reis is an admiral from where?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Spain.
(c) Greece.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Introduction, what does von Däniken suggest must take over the work of archeological research?

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

3. In Chapter 3, von Däniken writes that our historical past is pieced together through what kind of knowledge?

4. What do the geometric features of Peru resemble to von Däniken?

5. How many different species of living creatures are estimated to live on Earth, according to von Däniken?

(see the answer key)

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