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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. Who was Ramesses II?
(a) The pharaoh buried in the Seti I Temple.
(b) A Pharaoh before the time of the Biblical Exodus.
(c) The father of Seti I.
(d) The pharaoh during the time of the Biblical Exodus.

2. In Chapter 38, how did Hancock observe the Great Pyramid?
(a) From a plane.
(b) From the base.
(c) From the top.
(d) Through passageways from room to room.

3. How are the stars Sirius A and B related?
(a) They form a circle with other stars.
(b) A circles B.
(c) They line up with other stars.
(d) B circles A.

4. What did Hancock wonder about the Great Pyramid in Chapter 37?
(a) Why the builders used such imprecision on a tomb.
(b) Why the builders used such precision on a tomb.
(c) Why the pharaoh was buried in a pyramid.
(d) Why the pyramid was not used to bury a pharaoh.

5. What did sacred writings offer evidence of in Chapter 41?
(a) Unexpected advanced tehnological skills.
(b) Limited technological skills.
(c) No technological skills.
(d) Expected advanced technological skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many zodiac constellations are there?

2. What did Christian Eusebius discover about Manetho's texts and the Bible?

3. What is the height to perimeter ratio of the Great Pyramid the same as?

4. How many miles per hour does the Earth revolve around the sun?

5. What is Earth's axis tilt called?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the ancient Egyptians mean when they believed the Sphinx guarded the "Splendid Place at the Beginning of All Time"?

2. Is Hancock's message in Chapter 52 justified, based on the book as a whole?

3. What did the founder of modern Egyptology mean in Chapter 34 when he said that the Great Pyramid's builders "thought like men 100 feet tall"?

4. Explain why seasons occur in different hemispheres.

5. What is the connection between the Mayans and modern astrologers?

6. What is the cycle of precession?

7. In Chapter 39, why do you think the Egyptians didn't cut the limestone into smaller pieces to make it easier to move?

8. Is it a coincidence that the Great Pyramid is an accurate scale-model of Earth's northern hemisphere?

9. In Chapter 36, which explanation for the pyramids with empty coffins is the most plausible?

10. Why did Hancock determine that the ancient Egyptians' astronomical observation and knowledge of solar system mechanics was clearer than assumed in Chapter 42?

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