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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. 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. The pre-Incan people believed that the gods came down to them from the constellation of what?

3. Around what time did Thutmose III live, as referred to in Chapter 6?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does von Däniken write of the great Flood in Chapter 4?

10. What is von Däniken's central theory in the book as presented in the Introduction and Chapter 1?

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 mathematical and geographical qualities of the pyramids of Egypt. Why are these of particular importance to von Däniken?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the Viracocha legend. From what culture does this originate? Who discovered it from the modern world? Why does von Däniken cite it?

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