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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Foam of the Sea: Peru and Bolivia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Oronteus Finaeus Map confirm?
(a) A known civilization in the ice-free period.
(b) An unknown civilization in the ice age.
(c) An unknown civilization in the ice-free period.
(d) A known civilization in the ice age.

2. What are Mercator projections?
(a) The projection of a globe on a screen.
(b) The projection of a map on a screen.
(c) The transfer of data from globe to paper without distortion.
(d) The transfer of data from paper to globe without distortion.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How large was the monolith that was moved to Machu Pichu?

2. How did the Andes legends begin?

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

4. How much did the monolith weigh that was moved to Machu Pichu?

5. How high were the boulders that made up the man-made gate in Chapter 7?

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