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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapters 124-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reading on the bomb-countdown on the nuclear weapons carried by the children in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 128?
(a) 03:23:51.
(b) 01:32:43.
(c) 00:32:09.
(d) 02:23:12.

2. What does Harto intend to do with the mini-yacht he’s been given by David Vale in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 39?
(a) Scrap it to build a house.
(b) Sell it to tourists.
(c) Host fishing tours.
(d) Sell it to the government.

3. About how many years ago does Qian say a great flood occurred when the last ice age ended in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 69?
(a) 12,000 years ago.
(b) 3,500 years ago.
(c) 1,500 years ago.
(d) 5,000 years ago.

4. What is described as “an ever-present danger in many coal mines” in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 81?
(a) Oxide.
(b) Fluoride.
(c) Methane.
(d) Helium.

5. When the Nazis sent expeditions to Antarctica, they claimed part of the continent as a new German province named what, according to the narrator in the Prologue?
(a) North Rhine-Westphalia.
(b) Baden-Württemberg.
(c) Neuschwabenland.
(d) Mecklenburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Rock of Gibraltar is said to be one of what two structures in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 81?

2. Dorian Sloane is revealed to be whom in Kate’s past in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 110?

3. Who is the director of the Clocktower counterterrorism organization in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 2?

4. What drill site number is Robert Hunt exploring in the opening of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 82?

5. What is the setting of Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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