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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. What is the title of Chapter 5?

2. What is the exact calculation of the terrestrial calendar in days today?

3. What do the geometric features of Peru resemble to von Däniken?

4. The Great Idol is a block of red sandstone that weighs how many tons?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the "Vimanas" described in Chapter 6? What evidence is related to Kunti?

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

3. How are the Egyptians' mythological gods cited by von Däniken as evidence in Chapter 6?

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

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

6. What does von Däniken write of the Nordic beliefs in Chapter 6?

7. What is the Mahabharata discussed in Chapter 6?

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

9. What does von Däniken refer to of Ezekiel in the Bible in Chapter 4?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the connections between the Easter Island statues and Tiahuanaco. What explanation does von Däniken supply in Chariots of the Gods? Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Essay Topic 2

What does von Däniken refer to as evidence for his theory in Native American and Eskimo mythology? Cite examples in your answer and explain how they support his theories.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what von Däniken writes about in Norse and Greek mythologies. What examples does he hold as evidence in these two regions? Why?

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