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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did the Mayans understand the terrestrial year to be?
(a) 354.220.
(b) 365.2420.
(c) 365.55214.
(d) 365.212.

2. In the mountainous region of Kohistan in Asia, a cave drawing reproduces the exact position of the stars as they were how many years ago?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 20,000.

3. What woman descended from the "spaceship" depicted in the Gate of the Sun?
(a) Mroni.
(b) Kytomata.
(c) Oryana.
(d) Kukumanta.

4. In Chapter 1, how many planetary systems does the scientific writer tell von Däniken are considered possible by present-day astronomers?
(a) 30 billion.
(b) 10 billion.
(c) 20 billion.
(d) 16 billion.

5. How many tons of fuel would be on von Däniken's hypothetical spaceship in Chapter 2?
(a) 125,000.
(b) 99,000.
(c) 99,800.
(d) 80,000.

6. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) Fiery Chariots from the Heavens.
(b) Was God an Astronaut?
(c) Easter Island - Land of the Bird Men.
(d) Ancient Imagination and Legends, or Ancient Facts?

7. The ancient Indian epic which is more comprehensive than the Bible is called what?
(a) Sterilitis.
(b) Mahabharata.
(c) Gilgamesh.
(d) Oresnso.

8. What biochemist does von Däniken cite in Chapter 1 as hypothesizing that the conditions for life may have developed more quickly on other planets?
(a) Dr. Sarah Stein.
(b) Dr. James Wasman.
(c) Dr. Stanley Miller.
(d) Dr. Donald Warsaw.

9. In the Introduction, von Däniken asserts, "There is something _____ about our archeology!"
(a) Staid.
(b) Unnecessary.
(c) Stifling.
(d) Inconsistent.

10. What kind of rocket can reach a velocity close to the speed of light, according to von Däniken?
(a) Radium.
(b) Photon.
(c) Hydrogen.
(d) Nitrogen.

11. In Chapter 6, what Mayan legend tells of the gods being able to recognize everything?
(a) Popol Vuh.
(b) Plota Minh.
(c) Ahnan Vah.
(d) Mayal Vor.

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

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

14. Who created the geometric features in Peru which von Däniken discusses in Chapter 3?
(a) The Eskimos.
(b) The Incas.
(c) The Enkidu.
(d) The Mayans.

15. In Chapter 5, von Däniken states as an established fact that the original version of the Epic of Gilgamesh stems from whom?
(a) The Egyptians.
(b) The Aztecs.
(c) The Sumerians.
(d) The Incas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Von Däniken claims that astronauts today travel around the world in how many minutes in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 2, how many tons is the payload in von Däniken's hypothetical spaceship?

3. Von Däniken says in Chapter 2, "Let us assume that our spaceship will leave the earth for an unknown distant sun in ____ years' time."

4. How many days is the Venusian year in Mayan understandings?

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

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