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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what book of the Bible does von Däniken cite, "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness"?

2. In Chapter 1, how many planetary systems does the scientific writer tell von Däniken are considered possible by present-day astronomers?

3. In Chapter 5, to what does von Däniken attribute a door speaking like a human person?

4. How many fixed stars are in our Milky Way, according to von Däniken in Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does von Däniken suggest about the Piri Reis maps in Chapter 3?

2. Who does von Däniken suggest were the Sumerian kings? Why?

3. What hypothetical scenario does von Däniken present in Chapter 2?

4. What does the astronaut crew teach the savages in Chapter 2?

5. What does von Däniken write of Gilgamesh in reference to the Flood of the Bible?

6. What does von Däniken refer to of Ezekiel in the Bible in Chapter 4?

7. What does von Däniken suggest that scientists shed in their examinations?

8. How are the Egyptians' mythological gods cited by von Däniken as evidence in Chapter 6?

9. Why would the crew choose the planet they would in the scenario in Chapter 2?

10. Describe the spaceship in Chapter 2.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are von Däniken's feelings toward traditional archeology and the scientific community? Why? How do they view his theories?

Essay Topic 2

What major points does von Däniken make of the Sumerian people? What mathematical advanced did they possess? How does the author's theory involve them?

Essay Topic 3

What is the Mahabharata? Where did it originate and when? What examples from this text does von Däniken refer to specifically and why?

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