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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

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) 10 billion.
(b) 20 billion.
(c) 30 billion.
(d) 16 billion.

2. In the ninth tablet regarding Gilgamesh, who is the friend whose loss is mourned?
(a) Anmar.
(b) Orco.
(c) Amnika.
(d) Enkidu.

3. In Chapter 5, to what does von Däniken attribute a door speaking like a human person?
(a) A stereo.
(b) A foghorn.
(c) A loudspeaker.
(d) A microphone.

4. The height of the Great Pyramid of Cheops multiplied by a thousand million miles corresponds approximately to the distance of the earth to what?
(a) Venus.
(b) The moon.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) The sun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 2?

2. According to the prophet in Chapter 4, how many faces did the men of the heavens have?

3. What is the title of Chapter 6?

4. What major astronomical event took place in the same period that von Däniken wrote the book?

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

(see the answer key)

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