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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions prove?
(a) Frozen conditions up to 3,000 years ago.
(b) Warm conditions up to 3,000 years ago.
(c) Warm conditions up to 6,000 years ago.
(d) Frozen conditions up to 6,000 years ago.

2. According to Chapter 27, what accompanied the Ice Age?
(a) Migration.
(b) Earthquakes.
(c) Volcanic ash debris.
(d) Warm spells.

3. What was another of Hancock's theories about the maps in Chapter 2?
(a) They were drawn by the same person.
(b) They were drawn by apes.
(c) They were drawn by an advanced civilization that vanished.
(d) They were drawn by an advanced civilization that has remained in hiding.

4. How far did the Olmecs transport blocks of stone?
(a) 60 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 10 meters.
(d) 60 meters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gerald Kremer show in a 1569 Atlas?

2. According to the Mayans, what precedes global destruction?

3. What did the sculptures of Kalasasaya resemble?

4. How many sun cycles did the Aztecs believe in?

5. When was the Oronteus Finaeus Map drawn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the god Quetzalcoatl known for?

2. How did the ancients come upon their use of pi?

3. In Chapter 26, what is relayed about the history of modern man?

4. What was the explanation for early maps showing widely separated parts of the Earth?

5. Is the theory of Earth-crust displacement plausible?

6. What happened to the hardy, cold-adapted animals during the Ice Age?

7. According to Chapter 27, what happened to animals during the Ice Age?

8. Why did the Ancient Mexican civilizations believe sacrificing children would delay the destruction of the world?

9. In the Introduction, why did Hancock study the Admiral Piri Reis Map?

10. How is the origin of the Mayan's advanced learning explained?

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