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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 98, Kate says that during the Toba catastrophe, the total human population plummeted to around how many people?
(a) 25,000-35,000.
(b) 15,000-20,000.
(c) 3,000-10,000.
(d) 20,000-30,000.

2. In the first journal entry in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 97, Patrick Pierce says that the Spanish flu is expected to kill what percentage of the total human population?
(a) 15-20%.
(b) 2-5%.
(c) 1-2%.
(d) 10-15%.

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

4. According to David’s assessment in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 124, Patrick Pierce became an unwilling member of the Immari Leadership during what years, in order to protect his wife and unborn child?
(a) 1918 to 1929.
(b) 1918 to 1938.
(c) 1911 to 1959.
(d) 1917 to 1925.

5. Who is revealed to be the man that Helena’s father intended for her to marry in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 91?
(a) Dieter Kane.
(b) Dr. Chang.
(c) Rutger Kane.
(d) Mallory Craig.

6. Who is seen alive in the room across from David in the novel’s Epilogue?
(a) Dorian Sloane.
(b) Eddi Kusnadi.
(c) Conner Anderson.
(d) Dr. Chang.

7. What is the Latin term for the ancient subspecies of humans referred to as “Hobbits” in the narrative?
(a) Homo floresiensis.
(b) Neanderthals.
(c) Homo sapiens.
(d) Denisovans.

8. Who is responsible for killing Konrad Kane in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 146?
(a) Dmitry Kozlov.
(b) Conner Anderson.
(c) Mallory Craig.
(d) Dieter Kane.

9. The person talking to Kate as she’s in the observation room in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 110 tells her that the structure found in Antarctica is believed to be how large in comparison to the size of Manhattan?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 8 times.
(c) 10 times.
(d) 3 times.

10. Kate tells Dorian Sloane in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 112 that she treated the children from the Autism Research Center with stem cells from what?
(a) A radioactively treated orangutan.
(b) A fully-developed alien life form.
(c) An embryo from a mutated alien.
(d) The embryo of their dead child.

11. According to the information in the novel, what percentage of all humans that have ever lived are alive right now?
(a) 10%.
(b) 12%.
(c) 5%.
(d) 2%.

12. 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) 02:23:12.
(c) 01:32:43.
(d) 00:32:09.

13. What is the date of the final journal entry in Patrick Pierce’s journal in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 97?
(a) October 12, 1938.
(b) September 13, 1939.
(c) October 1, 1917.
(d) June 2, 1929.

14. Whose dead body can David see when he awakens in the Epilogue?
(a) Josh Cohen’s.
(b) Kate Warner’s.
(c) Dr. Chang’s.
(d) Dorian Sloane’s.

15. Patrick Pierce tells David in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 127 that they believed that the Bell might in fact be some kind of what?
(a) Anti-nuclear device.
(b) Wormhole generator.
(c) Beaconing device.
(d) Satellite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name that scientists use to describe the man who lived in Africa around 60,000 YA, and who is an ancestor to every human on the planet?

2. What do the young boys ask for as their prize for fulfilling Dorian Sloane’s wishes in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 104?

3. How old is Howard Keegan said to appear in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 106?

4. According to Plato’s account of the lost city of Atlantis, the island sank how many years ago?

5. According to the scientific information related in the novel, Melanesians and Australian Aborigines have up to what percentage of Denisovan DNA?

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