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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Giza Invitation: Egypt 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is surprising about the limestone megaliths found in the Great Sphinx?
(a) They could have been cut smaller to be moved more easily.
(b) They could not possibly have been moved.
(c) Granite would have been easier to move than limestone.
(d) Limestone was not found anywhere else.

2. How many years of darkness did the ancient Mayans experience?
(a) 26.
(b) 36.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

3. In Chapter 38, how did Hancock observe the Great Pyramid?
(a) Through passageways from room to room.
(b) From the top.
(c) From a plane.
(d) From the base.

4. What is surprising about the granite used to sculpt the Second Pyramid?
(a) The sculptures appear primitive for that time period.
(b) The type of granite was not found anywhere else.
(c) There is no evidence the necessary drilling tools existed.
(d) There is no evidence that the granite could be moved there.

5. What did the boats on Suriqui Island resemble?
(a) Images of boats in Africa.
(b) Images of boats in Europe.
(c) Images of boats in Egypt.
(d) Images of boats in Central America.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 27, during what years did the Ice Age animal extinctions occur?

2. What is remarkable about the use of pi in ancient Egypt?

3. Where did the story of Utnapishtim take place?

4. What is the Iranian cataclysm?

5. According to Chapter 27, how many years ago did the peopling of America begin?

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