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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. How high were the boulders that made up the man-made gate in Chapter 7?
(a) 28 feet.
(b) 28 inches.
(c) 28 meters.
(d) 28 yards.

2. How far did the Olmecs transport blocks of stone?
(a) 10 meters.
(b) 60 meters.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 60 miles.

3. What tool enabled longitude to be determined?
(a) The marine chronometer.
(b) The marine barometer.
(c) The marine thermometer.
(d) The marine tachometer.

4. Where are the mountains Hancock visited in The Mystery of the Maps?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Peru and Bolivia.
(d) Central America.

5. What destroyed any ancient civilizations in the Olmecs area of Mexico?
(a) Fossil thievery.
(b) Coal mining.
(c) Oil interests.
(d) An earthquake.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What continent is on the ancient maps in The Mystery of the Maps?

3. What did the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions prove?

4. What did Gerald Kremer show in a 1569 Atlas?

5. What happened at the Temple of the Warriors?

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