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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Sumerians refer to a god statue of their highest god, which is named what?
(a) Marduk.
(b) Yhrsisi.
(c) Mamouk.
(d) Isis.

3. How many feet high is the Gate of the Sun at Tiahuanaco?
(a) 60 feet.
(b) 30 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 10 feet.

4. Who published Theory of Satellites in 1927?
(a) Hoerbiger.
(b) Markman.
(c) Heinberg.
(d) Zinfeld.

5. In what year was a stone relief of the god Kukumatz found in Palenque?
(a) 1739.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1900.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the former keeper of the Egyptian Department of the Vatican who found a text from the time of Thutmose III?

2. What is the Mayan religion of the Feathered Serpent called?

3. The first "tourist" photos were radioed to Earth from Mars in the spring of what year?

4. The ancient Indian epic which is more comprehensive than the Bible is called what?

5. How many days did the Mayans understand the terrestrial year to be?

(see the answer key)

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