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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how many tons is the payload in von Däniken's hypothetical spaceship?
(a) 300.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 400.

2. Who, along with H.S. Bellamy, wrote a book about the Great Idol?
(a) M. Rosleigh.
(b) G. Kimple.
(c) M. Michelin.
(d) P. Allan.

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

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

5. Who is the grandfather of all science-fiction novelists, according to von Däniken in Chapter 2?
(a) James Vinnon.
(b) Jules Verne.
(c) Michael McClure.
(d) Johann Braun.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many feet high is the Gate of the Sun at Tiahuanaco?

2. The city of Tiahuanaco lies at a height of more than how many feet?

3. How many different species of living creatures are estimated to live on Earth, according to von Däniken?

4. In the Introduction, von Däniken asserts, "There is something _____ about our archeology!"

5. In Chapter 3, von Däniken writes that our historical past is pieced together through what kind of knowledge?

(see the answer key)

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