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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 is described in Chapter 51?

2. What effect forces the Earth's axis to wobble slowly clockwise while it spins counter-clockwise?

3. What did Jane Sellers discover using myths?

4. In Chapter 31, what are said to be encoded in the myths?

5. Who is Jane Sellers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Bauval's discovery that Orion's three belt stars are not in a straight line significant?

2. What message did Hancock wish to send to mankind in Chapter 52?

3. As theorized in Chapter 28, do ancient myth contains a veiled method for expressing the technical terms for advanced astronomy?

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

5. Was Jane Sellers correct about the key astronomical numbers playing minor roles in the Osiris myths?

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

7. What theory is the focus of Chapter 51?

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

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

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

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

Describe how the Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world in 2012, and many other ancient myths contain a similar warning. What did Hancock think we should do with this information?

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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