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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the pyramid that is the biggest of the Mayans, belonging to the god Kukulkan?
(a) Kukuana.
(b) Castillo.
(c) Chihuaha.
(d) Tikal.

2. The Mayans believed that a fixed number of steps of a building had to be completed every how many years?
(a) 52.
(b) 365.
(c) 23.
(d) 100.

3. What is the Mayan religion of the Feathered Serpent called?
(a) Kukulkan.
(b) Teotihican.
(c) Panticia.
(d) Orinoko.

4. How many days is the Venusian year in Mayan understandings?
(a) 265.
(b) 365.
(c) 584.
(d) 150.

5. Piri Reis is an admiral from where?
(a) Spain.
(b) Greece.
(c) Turkey.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The ancient Indian epic which is more comprehensive than the Bible is over how many years old?

3. Whose calendar is considered by von Däniken to be the most accurate in the world?

4. The pyramid of Cholula is how many miles south of the Mexican capital?

5. In Chapter 6, what Mayan legend tells of the gods being able to recognize everything?

(see the answer key)

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