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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, von Däniken writes that if the hypothetical spaceship consists solely of its payload after a journey of how long, the supplies will have been used up?
(a) 124 light years.
(b) 80 light years.
(c) 90 light years.
(d) 200 light years.

2. How many stars does the telescope of even a small observatory make visible, according to von Däniken in Chapter 1?
(a) 2,000,000.
(b) 20,000,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 200,000.

3. What kind of rocket can reach a velocity close to the speed of light, according to von Däniken?
(a) Hydrogen.
(b) Nitrogen.
(c) Radium.
(d) Photon.

4. In the Introduction, what does von Däniken suggest must take over the work of archeological research?
(a) Modern laboratories.
(b) Novelists.
(c) Astronauts.
(d) Museum curators.

5. Who is the grandfather of all science-fiction novelists, according to von Däniken in Chapter 2?
(a) Michael McClure.
(b) James Vinnon.
(c) Johann Braun.
(d) Jules Verne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 1?

2. How many tons of fuel would be on von Däniken's hypothetical spaceship in Chapter 2?

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

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

5. In Chapter 1, how many planetary systems does the scientific writer tell von Däniken are considered possible by present-day astronomers?

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