Fingerprints of the Gods Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Graham Hancock
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Fingerprints of the Gods Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Graham Hancock
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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. When was Machu Pichu discovered?

2. Where did the story of Utnapishtim take place?

3. Where is Bolivia's capital located?

4. What is the theory of earth-crust displacement responsible for?

5. What South American cataclysm is described in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Viracocha credited with bringing to Peru?

2. In the Introduction, what was Hancock trying to determine?

3. Why are stories of floods so universal?

4. Is it plausible that the human race was destroyed in each cycle of the Mayans "Suns" calendar?

5. Why is it believed that the Tiahuanaco culture was able to migrate after a catastrophe, whereas so many other cultures were wiped out by them?

6. Why are Mercator-type maps especially notable?

7. What is the god Quetzalcoatl known for?

8. How is the origin of the Mayan's advanced learning explained?

9. How could the same type of vessel used in the Nile also appear in Lake Titicaca?

10. Why is it especially unusual that longitude could have been determined accurately long before the marine chronometer was invented?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Hancock learn about the Nazca people and their beliefs and values, based on the permanent drawings in the desert they left behind for posterity?

Essay Topic 2

Did the author believe most of the mysteries of changes in the Earth and ancient peoples have already been solved, or did he think that there is still a lot of work to be done in these areas?

Essay Topic 3

What are the ramifications of Hancock's discoveries about the history of Antarctica and the South Pole? How do they relate to contemporary environmental concerns?

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