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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. Who published Theory of Satellites in 1927?
(a) Zinfeld.
(b) Heinberg.
(c) Hoerbiger.
(d) Markman.
2. Whose story in Indian mythology is paralleled by the story of Enoch and Elijah of the Bible?
(a) Yudhisthira.
(b) Mosfoma.
(c) Hirshorinka.
(d) Gilgamesh.
3. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) Ancient Imagination and Legends, or Ancient Facts?
(b) Ancient Marvels or Space Travel Centers?
(c) Easter Island - Land of the Bird Men.
(d) Was God an Astronaut?
4. Some argue that the maps of Piri Reis depict America and what before exploration?
(a) Africa.
(b) Antarctica.
(c) Australia.
(d) China.
5. Von Däniken claims that astronauts today travel around the world in how many minutes in Chapter 2?
(a) 86 minutes.
(b) 80 hours.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 86 hours.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 6, what Mayan legend tells of the gods being able to recognize everything?
2. The city of Tiahuanaco lies at a height of more than how many feet?
3. In the Introduction, Von Däniken speaks of finding numbers with how many digits?
4. Where is the Great Idol?
5. What do the savages believe the astronauts to be in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What example of Moses is cited by Daniken as proof of his theory in Chapter 4?
2. What does von Däniken write of Gilgamesh in reference to the Flood of the Bible?
3. What is von Däniken's central theory in the book as presented in the Introduction and Chapter 1?
4. What does von Däniken refer to of Ezekiel in the Bible in Chapter 4?
5. What does von Däniken suggest about the Piri Reis maps in Chapter 3?
6. How fast does the rocket in Chapter 2 travel? How?
7. What does von Däniken suggest that scientists shed in their examinations?
8. What does von Däniken suggest of the Nazca lines in Peru in Chapter 3?
9. What weaponry is described in the Mahabharata?
10. What does von Däniken cite regarding the Sumerians' mathematical and calendar abilities?
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