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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Plumed Serpent: Central America.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the maps in Chapter 2 show?
(a) Pictures by a vanished civilization of widely separated parts of the Earth.
(b) Pictures by an existing civilization of widely separated parts of the Earth.
(c) Pictures by an existing civilization of close parts of the Earth.
(d) Pictures by a vanished civilization of close parts of the Earth.

2. What is "Flight of the Condor"?
(a) A map showing birds' migratory patterns.
(b) Birds in flight.
(c) An airline flight showcasing images of animals on the ground.
(d) A painting of birds.

3. What is a lost civilization believed to be buried under in The Mystery of the Maps?
(a) Sand.
(b) Rubble.
(c) Ice.
(d) Water.

4. How long was the mysterious surface road on the coast and through the Andes?
(a) 15,000 miles.
(b) 25,000 miles.
(c) 25,000 kilometers.
(d) 15,000 kilometers.

5. What was map-maker Gerard Kremer also known as?
(a) Mermator.
(b) Marmatire.
(c) Mercatire.
(d) Mercator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lake Titicaca contain?

2. How many steps are there on the Temple of Kukulkan?

3. What is the "foam of the sea"?

4. Where is Lake Titicaca located?

5. What did the Oronteus Finaeus Map confirm?

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