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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The statues of Easter Island were between 33 and ___ feet high.
(a) 27.
(b) 43.
(c) 66.
(d) 75.

2. From where in the Bible does von Däniken cite the story of Sodom and Gomorrah?
(a) Genesis 4:1.
(b) Genesis 3:12-21.
(c) Genesis 6:4.
(d) Genesis 19:1-28.

3. How many fixed stars are in our Milky Way, according to von Däniken in Chapter 1?
(a) 100 billion.
(b) 20 billion.
(c) 200 billion.
(d) 30 billion.

4. In Chapter 1, how many light years might the larger stellar system stretch, according to von Däniken?
(a) 1,500,000.
(b) 2,000,000.
(c) 1,000,000.
(d) 25,000,000.

5. What astronomer estimates that there are some 10 to the 20th-power stars within the range of our telescopes?
(a) Bruno Michela.
(b) Jan Leys.
(c) Harlow Shapley.
(d) Hal Holbrook.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first "tourist" photos were radioed to Earth from Mars in the spring of what year?

2. The tablets found with the Easter Island statues were made of what material?

3. The city of Tiahuanaco lies at a height of more than how many feet?

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

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

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