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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Mystery of the Myths: 1. A Species with Amnesia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did the monolith weigh that was moved to Machu Pichu?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 200 tons.
(c) 200 pounds.
(d) 20 tons.

2. What global catastrophe is discussed in Chapter 24?
(a) Plague.
(b) Famine.
(c) Flood.
(d) Fire.

3. What continent is on the ancient maps in The Mystery of the Maps?
(a) Europe.
(b) Africa.
(c) Asia.
(d) Antarctica.

4. What did Quetzalcoatl forbid?
(a) Use of weapons.
(b) Building of altars.
(c) Human sacrifice.
(d) Teaching of skills and science.

5. According to Chapter 26, how many years ago did Ice Age glaciation begin?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 115,000.
(c) 160,000.
(d) 60,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural disasters accompany the Mayan myths?

2. Where are the mountains Hancock visited in The Mystery of the Maps?

3. What did the sculptures of Kalasasaya resemble?

4. Who invented the tool enabling longitude to be determined?

5. What is the crowning Mayan achievement?

(see the answer key)

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