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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was the Oronteus Finaeus Map drawn?
(a) 1531.
(b) 1731.
(c) 1431.
(d) 1631.
2. What continent is on the ancient maps in The Mystery of the Maps?
(a) Europe.
(b) Asia.
(c) Antarctica.
(d) Africa.
3. When did the Orion constellation appear in Egyptian chant?
(a) 4,000 years earlier.
(b) 40,000 years earlier.
(c) 30,000 years earlier.
(d) 3,000 years earlier.
4. What is the "foam of the sea"?
(a) A part of a map.
(b) A constellation.
(c) A god.
(d) A picture.
5. According to Chapter 26, how many years did deglaciation last?
(a) 115,000.
(b) 17,000.
(c) 7,000.
(d) 50,000.
6. What changes their paths in Mayan myths?
(a) Stars.
(b) Explorers.
(c) Tides.
(d) Planets.
7. What was one of Hancock's theories about the maps in Chapter 2?
(a) They were drawn by aliens from outer space.
(b) They were drawn by computers.
(c) They were drawn by super-humans.
(d) They were drawn by different groups of people.
8. What South American cataclysm is described in Chapter 25?
(a) Flooding and war.
(b) Earthquakes and volcanoes.
(c) Famine and plague.
(d) Ice and darkness.
9. According to Chapter 26, how many years ago did Ice Age glaciation begin?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 160,000.
(c) 115,000.
(d) 60,000.
10. According to Chapter 27, during what years did the Ice Age animal extinctions occur?
(a) 15,000-8,000 B.C.
(b) 15,000-10,000 B.C.
(c) 10,000-8,000 B.C.
(d) 8,000-6,000 B.C.
11. What tool enabled longitude to be determined?
(a) The marine chronometer.
(b) The marine thermometer.
(c) The marine tachometer.
(d) The marine barometer.
12. Where did the story of Gilgamesh take place?
(a) Mesopotamia.
(b) Colombia.
(c) Central America.
(d) Sumer.
13. When was Machu Pichu discovered?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1511.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1811.
14. According to the Aztecs, which cycle are we currently in now?
(a) The twentieth.
(b) The fifth.
(c) The fiftieth.
(d) The tenth.
15. How long does the illusion on the Temple of Kululkan last?
(a) Over 3 hours.
(b) Over 3 minutes.
(c) Over 3 days.
(d) Over 3 seconds.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the boats on Suriqui Island resemble?
2. What animal image can be found in Nazca?
3. What did the sculptures of Kalasasaya resemble?
4. What did Quetzalcoatl forbid?
5. What overlooked a sunken temple in Chapter 10?
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