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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. The ancient Indian epic which is more comprehensive than the Bible is over how many years old?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 5,000.

4. What is the exact calculation of the terrestrial calendar in days today?
(a) 365.2111.
(b) 365.4511.
(c) 365.2422.
(d) 365.2155.

5. From what Biblical verse does von Däniken cite the "giants" he refers to in Chapter 4?
(a) Genesis19:1-28.
(b) Genesis 6:4.
(c) Genesis 1:3.
(d) Genesis 6:1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Sumerian library of 60,000 clay tablets discovered?

2. What major astronomical event took place in the same period that von Däniken wrote the book?

3. In the mountainous region of Kohistan in Asia, a cave drawing reproduces the exact position of the stars as they were how many years ago?

4. In the ninth tablet regarding Gilgamesh, who is the friend whose loss is mourned?

5. In what language were the tablets of King Hammurabi written?

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