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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. The terrace north of Damascus is a platform built of stone blocks, some of which weigh nearly how many tons?

2. Who is attributed today as the inspirer and builder of the Great Pyramid?

3. The terrace north of Damascus is a platform built of stone blocks, some of which are more than how many feet long?

4. In what year had two men spotted two unidentified flying objects on their radar screen at the Naval Airbase in Maryland?

5. The Mayans believed that a fixed number of steps of a building had to be completed every how many years?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scientist and author does von Däniken speak of conversing with in Chapter 11? What is the consensus?

2. What present-day examples does von Däniken cite for body preservation in Chapter 7?

3. How is the stone relief of the Mayans described in Chapter 9?

4. What scientific efforts does von Däniken praise in Chapter 11?

5. What is von Däniken's argument for space travel in relation to population?

6. What risky and controversial subject does von Däniken approach in Chapter 10? How does he approach this?

7. Describe the first attempt to reach extraterrestrials via radio signals.

8. What does von Däniken theorize happened to the Mayans?

9. What does von Däniken wonder about Egyptian mummification in Chapter 7?

10. What "side effects" does von Däniken cite in Chapter 10 as valid reasons for space travel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the mathematical and geographical qualities of the pyramids of Egypt. Why are these of particular importance to von Däniken?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Epic of Gilgamesh. Where did it originate? With what other myths or theologies does it overlap? Why does von Däniken refer to it?

Essay Topic 3

Define the term "photon," and explain how the author uses this term to describe "photon technology." What would this allow scientists to do?

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