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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 and Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Von Däniken asserts that the Piri Reis maps were derived through what?
(a) Extraterrestrial maps.
(b) Extraterrestrial drawings.
(c) Telepathy.
(d) Aerial photography.

2. In Chapter 1, von Däniken suggests that our solar system may be only a tiny part of a considerably larger stellar system containing how many galaxies?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 200.

3. How many different species of living creatures are estimated to live on Earth, according to von Däniken?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 2,000,000.
(c) 35,000,500.
(d) 25,000,000.

4. What does von Däniken suggest destroyed Sodom?
(a) An angel.
(b) An H-bomb.
(c) God.
(d) A spaceship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What well-known scientific writer told von Däniken, "The estimated number of stars in our Milky Way alone amounts to 30 billion"?

2. What is the title of Chapter 3?

3. What figure from the Bible does von Däniken cite from Exodus 15:10 in Chapter 4?

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

5. Who published Theory of Satellites in 1927?

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