2. Von Däniken suggests that the planet upon which the hypothetical spaceship lands in Chapter 2 is how many years earlier in development than the Earth?

3. What is the title of Chapter 5?

4. According to the prophet in Chapter 4, how many faces did the men of the heavens have?

5. Von Däniken asserts that the Piri Reis maps were derived through what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What are the Piri Reis maps?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss von Däniken's focus on the Mayan people. What is the importance of the Mayan calendar and observatory? Why does von Däniken believe the Mayans disappeared?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the Nazca lines and Tiahuanaco. Where are these artifacts located? Why does the author cite them as evidence?

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