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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the savages believe the astronauts to be in Chapter 2?
(a) Gods.
(b) Kings.
(c) Monsters.
(d) Aliens.

2. What biologist recreated atmospheric conditions similar to those on Jupiter and bred bacteria and mites in the atmosphere?
(a) Dr. Gerald Kimble.
(b) Dr. Sanford Siegel.
(c) Dr. Daniel Kimgrow.
(d) Dr. Stephen Wright.

3. In Chapter 2, what are the fuel supplies in the rocket which can reach almost the speed of light converted to ?
(a) Carbon dioxide.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Hydrogen and nitrogen.
(d) Electromagnetic radiation.

4. How will our hypothetical spacemen learn the language of the savages in Chapter 2?
(a) Books.
(b) Translators.
(c) Computers.
(d) Pre-emptive research.

5. How many fixed stars are in our Milky Way, according to von Däniken in Chapter 1?
(a) 30 billion.
(b) 200 billion.
(c) 100 billion.
(d) 20 billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 3?

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

3. In the Introduction, what does von Däniken suggest must take over the work of archeological research?

4. Who is the grandfather of all science-fiction novelists, according to von Däniken in Chapter 2?

5. How many stars does the telescope of even a small observatory make visible, according to von Däniken in Chapter 1?

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