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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. In Chapter 5, to what does von Däniken attribute a door speaking like a human person?
(a) A foghorn.
(b) A microphone.
(c) A loudspeaker.
(d) A stereo.

2. Which person among the savages would likely be made "king" in the hypothetical space travel of Chapter 2?
(a) The richest.
(b) The strongest.
(c) The most intelligent.
(d) The most attractive.

3. What woman descended from the "spaceship" depicted in the Gate of the Sun?
(a) Oryana.
(b) Kytomata.
(c) Mroni.
(d) Kukumanta.

4. What does von Däniken suggest destroyed Sodom?
(a) God.
(b) An H-bomb.
(c) An angel.
(d) A spaceship.

5. Some argue that the maps of Piri Reis depict America and what before exploration?
(a) China.
(b) Australia.
(c) Africa.
(d) Antarctica.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days did the Mayans understand the terrestrial year to be?

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

3. In the Introduction, Von Däniken speaks of finding numbers with how many digits?

4. Where was the Sumerian library of 60,000 clay tablets discovered?

5. What is the title of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Mahabharata discussed in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

5. What does von Däniken suggest of the civilization on other planets in Chapter 1 in terms of their advancement?

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

7. Who does von Däniken suggest were the Sumerian kings? Why?

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

9. What is the Epic of Gilgamesh about in Chapter 5?

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

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