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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 27, what happened to the hardy, cold-adapted animals in Siberia during the Ice Age?
(a) They survived.
(b) They migrated.
(c) They froze in place.
(d) They reproduced.

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

3. What is the crowning Mayan achievement?
(a) The "Long Count."
(b) The "Long Time."
(c) The "Long Meter."
(d) The "Long Day."

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

5. When was the Oronteus Finaeus Map drawn?
(a) 1731.
(b) 1531.
(c) 1631.
(d) 1431.

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

7. 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.

8. In Chapter 23, what was used 2,000 years before it was "discovered"?
(a) Astrophysics.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Pi.
(d) Numeric astrology.

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

10. What overlooked a sunken temple in Chapter 10?
(a) An image of Viracocha.
(b) An image of a pharoah.
(c) An image of a boat.
(d) An image of a temple builder.

11. When did the Orion constellation appear in Egyptian chant?
(a) 4,000 years earlier.
(b) 40,000 years earlier.
(c) 3,000 years earlier.
(d) 30,000 years earlier.

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

13. What did the Piri Reis Map precisely locate?
(a) Latitudes of South America and Africa.
(b) Latitudes of Europe and Asia.
(c) Longitudes of Europe and Asia.
(d) Longitudes of South America and Africa.

14. What was one of Hancock's theories about the maps in Chapter 2?
(a) They were drawn by super-humans.
(b) They were drawn by aliens from outer space.
(c) They were drawn by computers.
(d) They were drawn by different groups of people.

15. How long was Queen Maud Land ice-free?
(a) 9,000 years.
(b) 1,000 years.
(c) 10,000 years.
(d) 5,000 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the story of Utnapishtim take place?

2. How does Cholula's man-made mountain compare in size to the Great Pyramid?

3. Where are the mountains Hancock visited in The Mystery of the Maps?

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

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

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