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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. Piri Reis is an admiral from where?
(a) Turkey.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) Greece.
2. Who, along with H.S. Bellamy, wrote a book about the Great Idol?
(a) M. Rosleigh.
(b) P. Allan.
(c) G. Kimple.
(d) M. Michelin.
3. What figure from the Bible does von Däniken cite from Exodus 15:10 in Chapter 4?
(a) Noah.
(b) Ezekiel.
(c) David.
(d) Moses.
4. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) Fiery Chariots from the Heavens.
(b) Easter Island - Land of the Bird Men.
(c) Ancient Imagination and Legends, or Ancient Facts?
(d) Was God an Astronaut?
5. What is the Noah of the Sumerians called?
(a) Noah.
(b) Gilgamesh.
(c) Ziusudra.
(d) Marduk.
Short Answer Questions
1. Von Däniken says in Chapter 2, "Let us assume that our spaceship will leave the earth for an unknown distant sun in ____ years' time."
2. What geometrical figures does von Däniken refer to in Peru?
3. What well-known scientific writer told von Däniken, "The estimated number of stars in our Milky Way alone amounts to 30 billion"?
4. The first "tourist" photos were radioed to Earth from Mars in the spring of what year?
5. Von Däniken asserts in Chapter 1 that even on planet Earth there are organisms which live without what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How fast does the rocket in Chapter 2 travel? How?
2. How are the Egyptians' mythological gods cited by von Däniken as evidence in Chapter 6?
3. What does von Däniken present the reader with in his Introduction to the book?
4. Why would the crew choose the planet they would in the scenario in Chapter 2?
5. What does von Däniken cite regarding the Sumerians' mathematical and calendar abilities?
6. Why does von Däniken suggest our planet is not the only one which is capable of sustaining life in Chapter 1?
7. Who does von Däniken suggest were the Sumerian kings? Why?
8. What does von Däniken write of the Nordic beliefs in Chapter 6?
9. What does von Däniken suggest of the civilization on other planets in Chapter 1 in terms of their advancement?
10. What are the Piri Reis maps?
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