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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Some argue that the maps of Piri Reis depict America and what before exploration?
(a) China.
(b) Antarctica.
(c) Africa.
(d) Australia.

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

4. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) The Improbable World of the Unexpected.
(b) Are There Intelligent Beings in the Cosmos?
(c) Easter Island - Land of the Bird Men.
(d) Ancient Marvels or Space Travel Centers?

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) Hal Holbrook.
(d) Harlow Shapley.

Short Answer Questions

1. One Indian story tells of Aryuna speaking of a weapon which would kill any warrior with what on his body?

2. What book in the Bible is paralleled by the main thread of the Epic of Gilgamesh?

3. What do the natives of Easter Island call their land, even today?

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

5. The pyramid field of _____ is 25 miles north of Mexico City.

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