View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cholula's man-made mountain compare in size to the Great Pyramid?
(a) It is three times the size.
(b) It is one-third the size.
(c) It is twice the size.
(d) It is half the size.

2. What did Philippe Buache's maps reveal?
(a) A continent completely made up of water.
(b) A clear waterway crossing the continent.
(c) A continent covered with ice.
(d) A murky waterway crossing the continent.

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

4. Where are the mountains Hancock visited in The Mystery of the Maps?
(a) Central America.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Peru and Bolivia.
(d) Mexico.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What illusion appears on the Temple of Kululkan?

2. How far did the Olmecs transport blocks of stone?

3. What did the boats on Suriqui Island resemble?

4. According to Chapter 27, what happened to the sun during the Ice Age?

5. What continent is on the ancient maps in The Mystery of the Maps?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it especially unusual that longitude could have been determined accurately long before the marine chronometer was invented?

2. Based on Chapter 26, what is currently known about the history of the Ice Age?

3. What was Viracocha credited with bringing to Peru?

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

5. Describe how the Andes viewed Viracocha.

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

7. Describe the god Viracocha's appearance.

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

9. Why are the Nazca lines so significant?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 598 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample