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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 was the naval to the Incas?

2. Who is the metallurgy specialist?

3. What was the new city called?

4. What substance appeared to have caused the mummy's head to explode?

5. What did the man do to the part of the garment he had dropped?

Short Essay Questions

1. What might the group have stopped and appreciated if they weren't hungry and exhausted, fleeing the predatory arachnids?

2. Why was the Joan the pathologist sorry to Henry?

3. What situations led Maggie to be cautious and trust her instinct?

4. What strange behavior had the tarantulas adopted?

5. Why had the Spaniards come to the jungle?

6. Why did Gil put his pickax through the central computer?

7. What similarities were between the hotel robbery and the one at the lab?

8. What was so special about caverns to the Incas?

9. What idea led Sam to consider the journey across the booby trapped room?

10. What circumstances led to the Monk's temporary dizziness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Incan's change of perception regarding the group when Sam showed the blade and made it transform. How might they have reacted if they knew anyone could cause the metal to change shape? What would this have done to the foundations of their beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss organic nanobots and inorganic nanobots. Which of these two groups of nanobots has the advantage and why? Which of these is more easily converted to corporate or government usage?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Joan's exploitation of the young monk's attraction to her. Do you think this was fair of her to do so, taking into consideration a monk's vows? Is it understandable considering her motivations? Why or why not? Was it ethical? Explain.

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