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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Cholula's man-made mountain compare in size to the Great Pyramid?
(a) It is twice the size.
(b) It is half the size.
(c) It is one-third the size.
(d) It is three times the size.

3. In what forms did the god of the Andes exist?
(a) Scientist, architect, sculptor, and engineer.
(b) Farmer, preacher, painter, and carpenter.
(c) Diplomat, storyteller, musician, and troubador.
(d) Geologist, explorer, prophet, and herbalist.

4. 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.

5. Where did the story of Gilgamesh take place?
(a) Central America.
(b) Mesopotamia.
(c) Sumer.
(d) Colombia.

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

7. What is the theory of earth-crust displacement responsible for?
(a) Causing landslides.
(b) Moving Antarctica away from the South Pole.
(c) Moving Antarctica to the South Pole.
(d) Causing earthquakes.

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

9. What could the First Men see?
(a) Things in the past.
(b) Things hidden in the distance.
(c) Things in the future.
(d) Things buried underground.

10. How long does the illusion on the Temple of Kululkan last?
(a) Over 3 days.
(b) Over 3 hours.
(c) Over 3 seconds.
(d) Over 3 minutes.

11. How many stories were discovered world-wide about mankind's near annihilation in Chapter 24?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 50.

12. Where did the story of Utnapishtim take place?
(a) Sumer.
(b) Mesopotamia.
(c) Central America.
(d) Colombia.

13. What natural disasters accompany the Mayan myths?
(a) Darkness and pestilence.
(b) Ice and flooding.
(c) Volcanoes and earthquakes.
(d) Plague and famine.

14. According to the Mayans, what precedes global destruction?
(a) Earthquakes and famine.
(b) Plagues and darkness.
(c) Floods and darkness.
(d) Famine and plagues.

15. When was the Admiral Piri Reis map drawn?
(a) 1513.
(b) 1613.
(c) 1813.
(d) 1713.

Short Answer Questions

1. What falls from the sky in ancient Mayan myths?

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

3. How did the Mayans get a complex accurate calendar?

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

5. What works of art were found in Tres Zapotes?

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