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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Introduction, Von Däniken speaks of finding numbers with how many digits?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 40.

2. What astronomer estimates that there are some 10 to the 20th-power stars within the range of our telescopes?
(a) Bruno Michela.
(b) Harlow Shapley.
(c) Hal Holbrook.
(d) Jan Leys.

3. Piri Reis is an admiral from where?
(a) England.
(b) Greece.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Spain.

4. What well-known scientific writer told von Däniken, "The estimated number of stars in our Milky Way alone amounts to 30 billion"?
(a) Jan Leys.
(b) James Walters.
(c) Willy Ley.
(d) Michael Anderson.

5. What friend, to whom von Däniken refers as his travel companion for many years, does he thank in the Introduction?
(a) Louis Emrich.
(b) Bert Slattery.
(c) Hans Neuner.
(d) Dr. Stehlin.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of rocket can reach a velocity close to the speed of light, according to von Däniken?

5. What is the title of Chapter 1?

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