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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 name of the former keeper of the Egyptian Department of the Vatican who found a text from the time of Thutmose III?

2. Where is the Great Idol?

3. What biochemist does von Däniken cite in Chapter 1 as hypothesizing that the conditions for life may have developed more quickly on other planets?

4. Where in the Bible does von Däniken quote, "Thou canst not see my face, for there shall no man see me and live"?

5. The first "tourist" photos were radioed to Earth from Mars in the spring of what year?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the Mahabharata discussed in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

8. What does von Däniken suggest of the Nazca lines in Peru in Chapter 3?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe von Däniken's hypothesized scenario presented in Chapter 2. What takes place? What is this story a metaphor for?

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

Describe the Epic of Gilgamesh. Where did it originate? With what other myths or theologies does it overlap? Why does von Däniken refer to it?

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