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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 did the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions prove?
(a) Frozen conditions up to 3,000 years ago.
(b) Frozen conditions up to 6,000 years ago.
(c) Warm conditions up to 3,000 years ago.
(d) Warm conditions up to 6,000 years ago.

2. What overlooked a sunken temple in Chapter 10?
(a) An image of a pharoah.
(b) An image of a boat.
(c) An image of a temple builder.
(d) An image of Viracocha.

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

4. What works of art were found in Tres Zapotes?
(a) Seashell jewelry.
(b) Pottery.
(c) Line drawings.
(d) Gigantic heads.

5. How many sun cycles did the Aztecs believe in?
(a) 50.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Piri Reis Map precisely locate?

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

3. With whom did Graham Hancock travel in The Mystery of the Maps?

4. What was another of Hancock's theories about the maps in Chapter 2?

5. Where is Lake Titicaca located?

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