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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Von Däniken writes in the Introduction that the age of space travel is no longer an age of what?
(a) Impossibility.
(b) Lies.
(c) Fiction.
(d) Secrets.

2. How do the hypothetical space travelers travel into the air in Chapter 2?
(a) Rocket belts.
(b) Balloons.
(c) Hovercraft.
(d) Air rockets.

3. In Chapter 2, what are the fuel supplies in the rocket which can reach almost the speed of light converted to ?
(a) Carbon dioxide.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Electromagnetic radiation.
(d) Hydrogen and nitrogen.

4. Which person among the savages would likely be made "king" in the hypothetical space travel of Chapter 2?
(a) The richest.
(b) The strongest.
(c) The most attractive.
(d) The most intelligent.

5. How many fixed stars are in our Milky Way, according to von Däniken in Chapter 1?
(a) 100 billion.
(b) 200 billion.
(c) 20 billion.
(d) 30 billion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of Chapter 1?

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

4. What kind of rocket can reach a velocity close to the speed of light, according to von Däniken?

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

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