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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. How much does the average block of the Great Pyramid weigh?
(a) 300 pounds.
(b) 200 pounds.
(c) 2.5 tons.
(d) 3.5 tons.
2. What was discovered about unmapped oceans in Chapter 50?
(a) They probably could have supported a lost civilization.
(b) They could not have supported a lost civilization.
(c) They still support a lost civilization.
(d) They definitely could have supported a lost civilization.
3. How many years does it take for the axis angle to make a full cycle oscillation across the range?
(a) 40,000.
(b) 4,100.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 41,000.
4. What is a third element of the author's thesis in Chapter 52?
(a) The need to protect future generations from knowledge of the past.
(b) The need to mobilize resources to preserve a remnant for ancestry.
(c) The need to mobilize resources to rebuild ancient civilizations.
(d) The need to bulldoze modern structures so only old ones remain.
5. How are the stars Sirius A and B related?
(a) B circles A.
(b) They form a circle with other stars.
(c) A circles B.
(d) They line up with other stars.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Jane Sellers discover using myths?
2. How high is the antechamber ceiling of the Great Pyramid?
3. Who is Jane Sellers?
4. What is one element of the author's thesis in Chapter 52?
5. What is Heliopolis known as?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the obliquity of the ecliptic?
2. Why was Bauval's discovery that Orion's three belt stars are not in a straight line significant?
3. What is the cycle of precession?
4. Was Jane Sellers correct about the key astronomical numbers playing minor roles in the Osiris myths?
5. What did the ancient Egyptians mean when they believed the Sphinx guarded the "Splendid Place at the Beginning of All Time"?
6. What is the connection between the Mayans and modern astrologers?
7. What is eccentricity?
8. In Chapter 36, which explanation for the pyramids with empty coffins is the most plausible?
9. Why did Hancock mention his researcher's resignation in Chapter 50?
10. What message did Hancock wish to send to mankind in Chapter 52?
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