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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. In Chapter 5, von Däniken states as an established fact that the original version of the Epic of Gilgamesh stems from whom?
(a) The Incas.
(b) The Aztecs.
(c) The Sumerians.
(d) The Egyptians.

2. What major astronomical event took place in the same period that von Däniken wrote the book?
(a) The first moon satellite.
(b) The first Earth satellite.
(c) Landing on Mars.
(d) Landing on the moon.

3. Where in the Bible does von Däniken quote, "Thou canst not see my face, for there shall no man see me and live"?
(a) Revelations.
(b) Mark.
(c) Exodus.
(d) Genesis.

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

5. What book in the Bible is paralleled by the main thread of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
(a) Revelations.
(b) Exodus.
(c) Moses.
(d) Genesis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What astronomer estimates that there are some 10 to the 20th-power stars within the range of our telescopes?

3. In the Introduction, Von Däniken speaks of finding numbers with how many digits?

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

5. What figure from the Bible does von Däniken cite from Exodus 15:10 in Chapter 4?

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