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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. What happens to time when Jack touches the pincer of Nautilus to the obelisk?

2. What does Nicolas tell Nafe about the quakes?

3. What are Karen and Miyuki sneaking out to see?

4. When George maps all of the disappearances, what does he discover about their conformation?

5. What does Karen notice about one of the men who ambushed them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vice President Rafe want David to do at the Air Force One crash site?

2. What is so important that it is worth risking arrest for Karen and Miyuki?

3. About what does Lisa question Jack and why is it significant?

4. About what does Houston question Jack first and what does he admit to Jack?

5. How does Karen find the hidden tunnel?

6. Why is Jack Kirkland called by his former Commander, Mark Houston?

7. About what does Robert call to warn Jack and what happens?

8. What does George discover about the area where Air Force One went down?

9. What makes Karen think that Rongorongo is the language being used in the hieroglyphics?

10. Why is David so angry about Weintraub and his team's actions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the likelihood that more lost civilizations exist under the ocean? Is it possible that entire cultures still remain hidden by depths as yet unmapped by modern technology, or have we uncovered all that there is? In your opinion, does or did Atlantis exist? If so, what happened to it? Where might it be found? If not, why not? How can the many different versions of this lost city exist if it never did?

Essay Topic 2

In times of severe crisis, people can be divided into two main categories. What are they? What behaviors can be attributed to each group? Compare and contrast the two groups, citing similarities if any exist and obvious differences. How do these two groups deal with the emotional trauma associated with disaster? Is the representation of their behavior in this book consistent with reality? Should such an event occur today, would the two groups be as obvious and as quick in their responses? As a reporter, how would you document this crisis?

Essay Topic 3

How does Spangler's Omega team compare to reality? Are such teams in existence in the world today? Would they be likely to be as corruptible as Spangler's Omega team appears to be? Where is the line between following orders and acting in a manner that would be considered illegal? In your opinion, do black operations exist that have blanket immunity as far as their behavior and actions go?

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