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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 and Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the tablets of King Hammurabi found?
(a) Mantuttu.
(b) Kukunota.
(c) Kuyunjik.
(d) Gilgamesh.

2. Who published Theory of Satellites in 1927?
(a) Zinfeld.
(b) Heinberg.
(c) Markman.
(d) Hoerbiger.

3. What well-known scientific writer told von Däniken, "The estimated number of stars in our Milky Way alone amounts to 30 billion"?
(a) Willy Ley.
(b) Jan Leys.
(c) James Walters.
(d) Michael Anderson.

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

5. In what language were the tablets of King Hammurabi written?
(a) Sumerian.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) Akkadian.
(d) Sanskrit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From where in the Bible does von Däniken cite the story of Sodom and Gomorrah?

3. What friend, to whom von Däniken refers as his travel companion for many years, does he thank in the Introduction?

4. What biochemist does von Däniken cite in Chapter 1 as hypothesizing that the conditions for life may have developed more quickly on other planets?

5. Who, along with H.S. Bellamy, wrote a book about the Great Idol?

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