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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 was the large Antarctic landmass supporting in Chapter 51?
2. What is the height to perimeter ratio of the Great Pyramid the same as?
3. How many years does it take for the sun to complete one half-degree shift?
4. What did the Ancient Egyptians understand well, according to Chapter 42?
5. What did Hancock assume to be the "missing piece" in Chapter 50?
Short Essay Questions
1. What two aspects of the Great Pyramid remain a mystery?
2. In Chapter 39, why do you think the Egyptians didn't cut the limestone into smaller pieces to make it easier to move?
3. Why did Hancock determine that the ancient Egyptians' astronomical observation and knowledge of solar system mechanics was clearer than assumed in Chapter 42?
4. Was Hipparchus the first to know about precession?
5. How did Hancock resolve the absence of any lost continent in Chapter 50?
6. What is the connection between the Mayans and modern astrologers?
7. Is it a coincidence that the Great Pyramid is an accurate scale-model of Earth's northern hemisphere?
8. Why did Hancock mention his researcher's resignation in Chapter 50?
9. Why was Bauval's discovery that Orion's three belt stars are not in a straight line significant?
10. Is Hancock's message in Chapter 52 justified, based on the book as a whole?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
How does this book treat the theory of evolution?
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