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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose mythology describes the first tribes brought to the North by gods with brazen wings?
(a) Mayans.
(b) Incans.
(c) Eskimos.
(d) Cherokee.

2. In Chapter 6, what Mayan legend tells of the gods being able to recognize everything?
(a) Popol Vuh.
(b) Ahnan Vah.
(c) Mayal Vor.
(d) Plota Minh.

3. In Chapter 1, how many planetary systems does the scientific writer tell von Däniken are considered possible by present-day astronomers?
(a) 16 billion.
(b) 20 billion.
(c) 10 billion.
(d) 30 billion.

4. Whose story in Indian mythology is paralleled by the story of Enoch and Elijah of the Bible?
(a) Yudhisthira.
(b) Hirshorinka.
(c) Mosfoma.
(d) Gilgamesh.

5. What kind of rocket can reach a velocity close to the speed of light, according to von Däniken?
(a) Nitrogen.
(b) Hydrogen.
(c) Photon.
(d) Radium.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many feet high is the Gate of the Sun at Tiahuanaco?

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

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

4. Von Däniken is concerned with the fact that the edges of the Piri Reis maps do what at the edges?

5. Who, along with H.S. Bellamy, wrote a book about the Great Idol?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Piri Reis maps?

2. What does von Däniken write of the Nordic beliefs in Chapter 6?

3. What does von Däniken refer to of Ezekiel in the Bible in Chapter 4?

4. How are the "Vimanas" described in Chapter 6? What evidence is related to Kunti?

5. What does von Däniken present the reader with in his Introduction to the book?

6. What does von Däniken cite regarding the Sumerians' mathematical and calendar abilities?

7. What does von Däniken suggest of the Nazca lines in Peru in Chapter 3?

8. In Chapter 1, what question does von Däniken pose? What is his theory for an answer?

9. Why does von Däniken suggest our planet is not the only one which is capable of sustaining life in Chapter 1?

10. What does the astronaut crew teach the savages in Chapter 2?

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