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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. How is longitude defined?

2. When was the Admiral Piri Reis map drawn?

3. When was the Oronteus Finaeus Map drawn?

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

5. What was map-maker Gerard Kremer also known as?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What evidence is there that the Nazcan were astronomers?

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

4. How did the ancients come upon their use of pi?

5. How could the same type of vessel used in the Nile also appear in Lake Titicaca?

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

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

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

9. What tends to accompany stories of ice ages?

10. How were the findings of the Oronteus Finaeus Map verified?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 32, the author posed the theory that the convergence of global myths and ancient stories throughout the Earth is evidence of a common author. How did he characterize this author?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Did the author believe most of the mysteries of changes in the Earth and ancient peoples have already been solved, or did he think that there is still a lot of work to be done in these areas?

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