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

2. Who created the geometric features in Peru which von Däniken discusses in Chapter 3?
(a) The Enkidu.
(b) The Incas.
(c) The Eskimos.
(d) The Mayans.

3. What geometrical figures does von Däniken refer to in Peru?
(a) Topkapi lines.
(b) Sacsahuaman.
(c) Nazca lines.
(d) Quacksysla.

4. The Great Idol is a block of red sandstone that weighs how many tons?
(a) 60.
(b) 100.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Introduction, von Däniken asserts, "There is something _____ about our archeology!"

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

3. What well-known scientific writer told von Däniken, "The estimated number of stars in our Milky Way alone amounts to 30 billion"?

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

5. In Chapter 1, how many light years might the larger stellar system stretch, according to von Däniken?

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