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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. How many tons does von Däniken's hypothetical spaceship weigh in Chapter 2?
(a) 150,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 230,000.
(d) 250,000.

2. Piri Reis is an admiral from where?
(a) Spain.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Greece.
(d) England.

3. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) When Our Spaceship Landed on Earth.
(b) Are There Intelligent Beings in the Cosmos?
(c) Ancient Marvels or Space Travel Centers?
(d) Easter Island - Land of the Bird Men.

4. How many tons of fuel would be on von Däniken's hypothetical spaceship in Chapter 2?
(a) 99,800.
(b) 125,000.
(c) 99,000.
(d) 80,000.

5. What do the savages believe the astronauts to be in Chapter 2?
(a) Gods.
(b) Aliens.
(c) Monsters.
(d) Kings.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Great Idol is a block of red sandstone that weighs how many tons?

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

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

4. What electronic item does von Däniken write we have found from many thousands of years ago?

5. In Chapter 3, von Däniken writes that our historical past is pieced together through what kind of knowledge?

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