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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Plumed Serpent: Central America.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the mountains Hancock visited in The Mystery of the Maps?
(a) Peru and Bolivia.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Central America.

2. How far did the Olmecs transport blocks of stone?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 60 meters.
(c) 10 meters.
(d) 60 miles.

3. Where is Bolivia's capital located?
(a) 5,000 feet below its airport.
(b) 5,000 feet above its airport.
(c) In Lima.
(d) At the same level as its airport.

4. How did the Mayans get a complex accurate calendar?
(a) Using astrology.
(b) Using sun-dials.
(c) Using geometry.
(d) Using astronomy.

5. What does Lake Titicaca contain?
(a) Salt-water creatures.
(b) No fossil sea shells.
(c) No living creatures.
(d) Fresh-water creatures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What destroyed any ancient civilizations in the Olmecs area of Mexico?

2. What do the Olmecs' sculptures look like?

3. How many sun cycles did the Aztecs believe in?

4. What was one of Hancock's theories about the maps in Chapter 2?

5. What did Quetzalcoatl's formulas provide?

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