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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 woman descended from the "spaceship" depicted in the Gate of the Sun?

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

3. Who created the geometric features in Peru which von Däniken discusses in Chapter 3?

4. Von Däniken writes in the Introduction that the age of space travel is no longer an age of what?

5. What geometrical figures does von Däniken refer to in Peru?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

Describe von Däniken's interpretations from Genesis, the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the prophet Ezekiel and how he determines there are extraterrestrials involved.

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