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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 another name for the tomb's most magnificent altar?
2. What were referred to as the plasticus ear ornaments?
3. Who most likely created this thing?
4. What was the number marked on the tomb of the great mysteries?
5. What adjective best describes Carson's attitude at this moment?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Howard Carson's life described before the discovery of the Motel of the Mysteries?
2. What did Harriet say in reference to the opening of the door at Tomb #26?
3. What is the Sacred Seal? How does Carson define its purpose?
4. What is the Sacred Parchment? What is its use?
5. The item(s) were eventually classified as being what?
6. What covered the majority of North America?
7. Explain the Sacred Headband. What is the inscription on it?
8. When was there an interest rekindled in North America? Why?
9. What happened to Carson as he stood surveying the site?
10. What was the result? How long did it take?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Howard Carson is painted as a ne'er do well in the beginning of the book. How did Carson make a living? What was the man's level of ambition? Why did Carson decide it was time to change his life? How did he propose to make changes? Were those goals accomplished? Did the effort to change cause Carson to land at the Motel of the Mysteries? How did Carson handle the discovery of the motel? Did Carson see the discovery as his destiny? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the book, Howard Carson maintains a fascination with camels. In the beginning of the book, Carson researches hump productivity. What prompted Carson to study hump productivity in the first place? Does Carson ever figure out the use for the camel's hump? How could it become more "productive?" What would it produce? Why do you think Carson was so fascinated with camels? What is the mass that makes up a camel's hump? What were Carson's final assessments and/or achievements regarding the camel? What piece of history was made due to Carson's research?
Essay Topic 3
Many of the artifacts in the Motel are linked by Carson and the workers to some form of religious ceremony. What would cause the workers to make those assumptions? What else could be related to the artifacts in lieu of religion? What religious artifacts do you think were used in society during Carson's time? Are religious artifacts more important as symbols of religion or are they more important as historical items? Also, how could Carson know which gods were associated each sacred item found in the hotel? Would you relate those things to the same gods? Explain.
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