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

2. How many days is the Venusian year in Mayan understandings?
(a) 265.
(b) 150.
(c) 365.
(d) 584.

3. Who was expecting the angels at the gate in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah?
(a) Herod.
(b) Nathaniel.
(c) Lot.
(d) Moses.

4. In the Introduction, von Däniken asserts, "There is something _____ about our archeology!"
(a) Stifling.
(b) Staid.
(c) Inconsistent.
(d) Unnecessary.

5. How do the hypothetical space travelers travel into the air in Chapter 2?
(a) Air rockets.
(b) Rocket belts.
(c) Hovercraft.
(d) Balloons.

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

3. Piri Reis is an admiral from where?

4. Around what did Gilgamesh build a great wall?

5. The Tibetan books of Tantyua and what also mention prehistoric flying machines?

Short Essay Questions

1. How fast does the rocket in Chapter 2 travel? How?

2. What hypothetical scenario does von Däniken present in Chapter 2?

3. What does von Däniken suggest about the Piri Reis maps in Chapter 3?

4. Describe the spaceship in Chapter 2.

5. Who is Jules Verne and why does von Däniken mention him in Chapter 2?

6. What are some of the examples in Tiahuanaco that von Däniken presents in Chapter 3?

7. What does von Däniken write of the Eskimo and Native American myths in Chapter 6?

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

9. What is the Mahabharata discussed in Chapter 6?

10. What example of Moses is cited by Daniken as proof of his theory in Chapter 4?

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