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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. The statues of Easter Island were between 33 and ___ feet high.
(a) 27.
(b) 66.
(c) 75.
(d) 43.

2. At the beginning of what century did the first European settlers land on Easter Island?
(a) 18th.
(b) 19th.
(c) 15th.
(d) 17th.

3. What was the name of the project in Green Bank, West Virginia?
(a) Project Onta.
(b) Project Cyrillis.
(c) Project Ozma.
(d) Project Apollo.

4. If the Egyptians had a daily piece rate of 10 blocks in a stack, they would have built the Great Pyramid in how many years?
(a) 567.
(b) 879.
(c) 664.
(d) 333.

5. Tikal lies how many miles from the Gulf of Honduras?
(a) 109.
(b) 150.
(c) 130.
(d) 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the pyramid that is the biggest of the Mayans, belonging to the god Kukulkan?

2. The observatory at _____ is the first and oldest round building of the Mayas.

3. The horse-drawn cart was not introduced until about what time?

4. What is the Mayan religion of the Feathered Serpent called?

5. Easter Island is located how many miles off the coast of Chile?

Short Essay Questions

1. What "side effects" does von Däniken cite in Chapter 10 as valid reasons for space travel?

2. What did Heyerdahl discover about the Easter Island statues?

3. What is the size of the statues on Easter Island?

4. What does von Däniken say of the scientific community and false abduction stories in Chapter 10?

5. Who is Virococha?

6. What are some of the issues that von Däniken presents to the established and accepted method of moving blocks to build the Pyramids?

7. Describe the first attempt to reach extraterrestrials via radio signals.

8. What does von Däniken write of telepathy in Chapter 11?

9. How is the stone relief of the Mayans described in Chapter 9?

10. What scientist and author does von Däniken speak of conversing with in Chapter 11? What is the consensus?

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