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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Mayans left behind them calculations to last how many years?

2. In Chapter 5, to what does von Däniken attribute a door speaking like a human person?

3. What is the title of Chapter 2?

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

5. In Chapter 6, what Mayan legend tells of the gods being able to recognize everything?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does von Däniken cite from Genesis regarding giants in Chapter 4?

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

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

6. What does von Däniken suggest that scientists shed in their examinations?

7. Why does von Däniken suggest our planet is not the only one which is capable of sustaining life in Chapter 1?

8. What does von Däniken write of Gilgamesh in reference to the Flood of the Bible?

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

10. Why would the crew choose the planet they would in the scenario in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what von Däniken surmises as the reasons behind Egyptian mummification. What examples does the author cite outside of Egypt of body preservation? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Piri Reis maps. Why are these important to von Däniken? What does he assert that the maps prove?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids. What does traditional, mainstream archeology tell us? How does von Däniken's theory differ?

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