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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 does Lake Titicaca contain?
(a) Fresh-water creatures.
(b) Salt-water creatures.
(c) No living creatures.
(d) No fossil sea shells.

2. What is "Flight of the Condor"?
(a) A painting of birds.
(b) An airline flight showcasing images of animals on the ground.
(c) Birds in flight.
(d) A map showing birds' migratory patterns.

3. When could longitude first be determined?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1770.
(c) 1576.
(d) 1570.

4. According to Chapter 26, what is the longest possible amount of time modern man has existed?
(a) 100,000 years.
(b) 50,000 years.
(c) 115,000 years.
(d) 15,000 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the mysterious surface road on the coast and through the Andes?

2. According to Chapter 26, how many years did deglaciation last?

3. What falls from the sky in ancient Mayan myths?

4. Where did the story of Gilgamesh take place?

5. How did the Andes legends begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, how is the god Quetzlcoatl characterized?

2. Why are the Nazca lines so significant?

3. What is the god Quetzalcoatl known for?

4. According to Chapter 27, what parts of the world were submerged by flooding during the Ice Age?

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

6. What evidence is there in Chapter 27 to indicate that the freeze was sudden?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 17, how and why might these giant boulders have been moved?

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