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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is longitude defined?
(a) Degrees north or south from Greenwich.
(b) Degrees east or west from the prime meridian.
(c) Degrees north or south from the prime meridian.
(d) Degrees east or west from Greenwich.

2. According to Chapter 27, how many years ago did the peopling of America begin?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 35,000.
(d) 45,000.

3. According to Chapter 26, what were the Earth's conditions when man originated?
(a) Hot.
(b) Without water.
(c) Cold.
(d) Covered by water.

4. What is "Ricinulei"?
(a) A land mass.
(b) A cartographer.
(c) A rare spider.
(d) A map.

5. What is "Flight of the Condor"?
(a) Birds in flight.
(b) An airline flight showcasing images of animals on the ground.
(c) A painting of birds.
(d) A map showing birds' migratory patterns.

6. When was the Antarctic ice cap discovered?
(a) 1818 A.D.
(b) 1518 A.D.
(c) 1718 A.D.
(d) 1618 A.D.

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

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

9. What are the symbols on the Yucatan's Pyramid of the Magician?
(a) Bearded men, serpents, and crosses.
(b) Serpents, spiders, and crosses.
(c) Bearded men, spiders, and suns.
(d) Serpents, spiders, and suns.

10. What did Philippe Buache's maps reveal?
(a) A clear waterway crossing the continent.
(b) A continent completely made up of water.
(c) A murky waterway crossing the continent.
(d) A continent covered with ice.

11. Who invented the tool enabling longitude to be determined?
(a) John Harrison.
(b) John Harris.
(c) Harold Johnson.
(d) Howard Johnson.

12. Who vanquished Quetzalcoatl?
(a) Tezcatilpoca.
(b) Votan.
(c) Gucumatz.
(d) Kukulkan.

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

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

15. With whom did Graham Hancock travel in The Mystery of the Maps?
(a) J. Eric Thompson.
(b) Charles Hapgood.
(c) Santha Faiia.
(d) He traveled alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Mayans, what precedes global destruction?

2. According to the Aztecs, which cycle are we currently in now?

3. What did the Piri Reis Map precisely locate?

4. How did the Andes legends begin?

5. What is the theory of earth-crust displacement responsible for?

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