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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Conclusion: Where's the Body?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hancock view the lack of a site plan in Chapter 36?
(a) As an anomaly.
(b) As symbolic.
(c) As evidence that the Egyptians were not an advanced culture.
(d) As evidence of another culture's influence.

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

3. How many miles per hour does the Earth revolve on its own axis?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 33,600.
(c) 66,600.
(d) 1,000.

4. In Chapter 31, what are said to be encoded in the myths?
(a) Pictures.
(b) Numbers.
(c) Symbols.
(d) Letters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Olmecs' sculptures look like?

2. In Chapter 30, what metaphorical image is an allegory in myths world-wide?

3. In Chapter 23, what was used 2,000 years before it was "discovered"?

4. To what superhuman are Viracocha and Quetzalcoatl compared?

5. What destroyed any ancient civilizations in the Olmecs area of Mexico?

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