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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Francisco Pizarro question the Incas about Tiahuanaco?
(a) 1465.
(b) 1532.
(c) 1537.
(d) 1500.

2. The terrace north of Damascus is a platform built of stone blocks, some of which weigh nearly how many tons?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 3,000.

3. At the beginning of what century did the first European settlers land on Easter Island?
(a) 19th.
(b) 15th.
(c) 18th.
(d) 17th.

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

5. In Chapter 9, where were all the edifices built according to the Mayan calendar?
(a) Peru.
(b) Chichen Itza.
(c) Teotihuacan.
(d) Maya.

6. The observatory at _____ is the first and oldest round building of the Mayas.
(a) Tikal.
(b) Chichen.
(c) Titikaka.
(d) Mattal.

7. How many hours did the first series of experiments in Green Bank, West Virginia last?
(a) 120 hours.
(b) 170 hours.
(c) 140 hours.
(d) 150 hours.

8. What kind of trees does von Däniken assert grew in the Nile Delta at the time of the Great Pyramid's building?
(a) Oak.
(b) Palm.
(c) Elm.
(d) Willow.

9. What is the title of Chapter 9?
(a) Ancient Marvels or Space Travel Centers?
(b) Easter Island - Land of the Bird Men.
(c) The Earth's Experience in Space.
(d) The Mysteries of South America and Other Oddities.

10. What is the name of the pyramid that is the biggest of the Mayans, belonging to the god Kukulkan?
(a) Tikal.
(b) Chihuaha.
(c) Castillo.
(d) Kukuana.

11. What is the title of Chapter 11?
(a) The Improbable World of the Unexplained.
(b) Tomorrow.
(c) The Search for Direct Communication.
(d) Are There Intelligent Beings in the Cosmos?

12. Who was the god-creator in pre-Incan mythology?
(a) Viracocha.
(b) Kanaah.
(c) Gilgamesh.
(d) Oxynoo.

13. Who is cited from A Voyage to Laputa and Japan in Chapter 10?
(a) Jonathan Swift.
(b) John Mayflower.
(c) Michael Ponsway.
(d) Gerald Mansfield.

14. What Dutch astrophysicist determined that CTA 102 must be about 10 billion light years from Earth?
(a) Maarten Schmidt.
(b) Arnold Sneider.
(c) Leslie Golden.
(d) Jan Leys.

15. Who is quoted in Chapter 8 as saying, "The positive things about the skeptic is that he considers everything possible."
(a) Mars Watson.
(b) Michael Mann.
(c) James O'Keefe.
(d) Thomas Mann.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Mayan religion of the Feathered Serpent called?

2. What is the title of Chapter 12?

3. The distance covered by the Mayans from the territory of the old to the new kingdom measures how many miles?

4. When did Greek sponge divers discover a wrecked ship loaded with marble and bronze statues?

5. What Russian professor considers it possible that the terrace north of Damascus may have been an airfield?

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