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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who discovered the legends of the pre-Incan beliefs of white men who traveled in the air?
(a) Italian explorers.
(b) Dutch settlers.
(c) Spanish conquistadors.
(d) French settlers.

2. In Chapter 10, von Däniken writes that "was was valid yesterday is _____ tomorrow."
(a) Forgotten.
(b) False.
(c) Rediscovered.
(d) Obsolete.

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

4. What does von Däniken say in Chapter 10 is the estimate of children in danger of dying of hunger in India?
(a) 30,000,000.
(b) 20,000,000.
(c) 25,000,000.
(d) 10,000,000.

5. What is the name of the sun god in Egyptian mythology?
(a) Isis.
(b) Ramses.
(c) Ibis.
(d) Ra.

6. What Russian professor considers it possible that the terrace north of Damascus may have been an airfield?
(a) Professor Bryg.
(b) Professor Agrest.
(c) Professor Brahm.
(d) Professor Anderson.

7. The tablets found with the Easter Island statues were made of what material?
(a) Stone.
(b) Wood.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Platinum.

8. When was Our Inheritance of the Great Pyramid published?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1860.

9. The horse-drawn cart was not introduced until about what time?
(a) 1500 B.C.
(b) 1000 B.C.
(c) 1600 B.C.
(d) 1200 B.C.

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

11. According to the manuscript at the Bodleian Library at Oxford, who ordered the Great Pyramid built?
(a) King Rameses.
(b) King Surid.
(c) King David.
(d) King Tut.

12. The area of the base of the Great Pyramid divided by twice its height equals what?
(a) Pi.
(b) 3.
(c) 141.
(d) 2,000.

13. In what year was a stone relief of the god Kukumatz found in Palenque?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1739.

14. What does not grow on Easter Island?
(a) Trees.
(b) Plants.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Snakes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the god-creator in pre-Incan mythology?

2. What is the title of Chapter 10?

3. Who wrote Brave New World?

4. How far away was the star upon which the telescope was trained from West Virginia in Chapter 11?

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

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