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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) 1818 A.D.
(c) 1518 A.D.
(d) 1618 A.D.
2. How high was the man-made gate in Chapter 7?
(a) 20 feet.
(b) 12 feet.
(c) 20 meters.
(d) 12 meters.
3. What happened at the Temple of the Warriors?
(a) Initiation into manhood rituals.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Ritual slaughter.
(d) Fights to the death.
4. According to Chapter 27, during what years did the Ice Age animal extinctions occur?
(a) 8,000-6,000 B.C.
(b) 10,000-8,000 B.C.
(c) 15,000-8,000 B.C.
(d) 15,000-10,000 B.C.
5. What did the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions prove?
(a) Warm conditions up to 3,000 years ago.
(b) Frozen conditions up to 6,000 years ago.
(c) Warm conditions up to 6,000 years ago.
(d) Frozen conditions up to 3,000 years ago.
6. How large was the monolith that was moved to Machu Pichu?
(a) 12 meters by 5 meters.
(b) 12 feet by 5 feet.
(c) 15 feet by 2 feet.
(d) 15 meters by 2 meters.
7. Who vanquished Quetzalcoatl?
(a) Tezcatilpoca.
(b) Votan.
(c) Gucumatz.
(d) Kukulkan.
8. According to Chapter 26, what is the most likely amount of time modern man has existed?
(a) 115,000 years.
(b) 15,000 years.
(c) 50,000 years.
(d) 100,000 years.
9. In Chapter 23, what was used 2,000 years before it was "discovered"?
(a) Pi.
(b) Numeric astrology.
(c) Astrophysics.
(d) Astronomy.
10. When could longitude first be determined?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1770.
(c) 1570.
(d) 1576.
11. What type of weapon did the god of the Andes have?
(a) Metal.
(b) Poison.
(c) Fire.
(d) Wooden.
12. How were the men referred to, as Viracocha described?
(a) Black-skinned with auburn hair.
(b) White-skinned with auburn hair.
(c) Brown-skinned with white hair.
(d) White-skinned with brown hair.
13. How does Cholula's man-made mountain compare in size to the Great Pyramid?
(a) It is one-third the size.
(b) It is half the size.
(c) It is twice the size.
(d) It is three times the size.
14. Where is Bolivia's capital located?
(a) In Lima.
(b) 5,000 feet below its airport.
(c) 5,000 feet above its airport.
(d) At the same level as its airport.
15. What animal image can be found in Nazca?
(a) A dolphin.
(b) A whale.
(c) A bear.
(d) A dog.
Short Answer Questions
1. What South American cataclysm is described in Chapter 25?
2. Who was Quetzalcoatl?
3. What did the Olmecs invent?
4. What does Lake Titicaca contain?
5. What did the boats on Suriqui Island resemble?
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