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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 falls from the sky in ancient Mayan myths?

2. What works of art were found in Tres Zapotes?

3. In what forms did the god of the Andes exist?

4. What was confirmed about Tianhuanaco and Lake Titicaca?

5. What did the Olmecs invent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the god Viracocha's appearance.

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

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

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

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

6. What is the god Quetzalcoatl known for?

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

8. Why are stories of floods so universal?

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

10. Should the Olmecs' homeland have been destroyed by oil interests?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hancock noted that the granite portcullis in the Great Pyramid (pictured on page 329) seems to serve no purpose other than to make an explorer wonder why and how huge stones are moved and installed in narrow passages. Did he consider any other possible purposes? What did he ultimately conclude?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapters 33 through 39, the author seemed to have trouble understanding the mindset of a people (the ancient Egyptians) that would go to such extraordinary lengths to incorporate perfect engineering accuracy into their structures. What possibilities did he consider, and what did he ultimately conclude?

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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