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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the "People of the Serpent" do?

2. What type of weapon did the god of the Andes have?

3. How many stories were discovered world-wide about mankind's near annihilation in Chapter 24?

4. What tool enabled longitude to be determined?

5. With whom did Graham Hancock travel in The Mystery of the Maps?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the Andes viewed Viracocha.

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

3. What was Viracocha credited with bringing to Peru?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What unsolved mysteries did the author discuss in the book? How did he go about trying to solve them? What appears to be his motivation for uncovering information that might seem trivial to the average person?

Essay Topic 2

What was Hancock's belief about the meaning ascribed to ancient myths and legends?

Essay Topic 3

What are the ramifications of Hancock's discoveries about the history of Antarctica and the South Pole? How do they relate to contemporary environmental concerns?

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