2. What destroyed any ancient civilizations in the Olmecs area of Mexico?
(a) Oil interests.
(b) Fossil thievery.
(c) Coal mining.
(d) An earthquake.

3. How large was the monolith that was moved to Machu Pichu?
(a) 15 feet by 2 feet.
(b) 12 feet by 5 feet.
(c) 12 meters by 5 meters.
(d) 15 meters by 2 meters.

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

5. What happened at the Temple of the Warriors?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Fights to the death.
(c) Ritual slaughter.
(d) Initiation into manhood rituals.

6. What did Quetzalcoatl forbid?
(a) Human sacrifice.
(b) Teaching of skills and science.
(c) Building of altars.
(d) Use of weapons.

7. What illusion appears on the Temple of Kululkan?
(a) A god.
(b) A snake.
(c) A sundial.
(d) A sun.

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

9. What did the Olmecs invent?
(a) A calendar system.
(b) Tools for sculpture.
(c) Slingshots and arrows.
(d) A zodiac system.

10. What type of weapon did the god of the Andes have?
(a) Wooden.
(b) Fire.
(c) Metal.
(d) Poison.

11. What was the weight of the boulders that made up the man-made gate in Chapter 7?
(a) 361 pounds.
(b) 461 tons.
(c) 461 pounds.
(d) 361 tons.

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

13. What is the "foam of the sea"?
(a) A picture.
(b) A constellation.
(c) A god.
(d) A part of a map.

14. Where is Bolivia's capital located?
(a) 5,000 feet below its airport.
(b) At the same level as its airport.
(c) In Lima.
(d) 5,000 feet above its airport.

15. How many sun cycles did the Aztecs believe in?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.