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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dordogne.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about Marek's language knowledge?
(a) He is very good at distinguishing meanings of a word that has several nuances
(b) He can instantly translate texts into modern English
(c) He can speak as well as read the languages of the European Middle Ages
(d) He can read texts that are written in heretofore unknown dialects

2. What is Elsie Kastner's job at the site?
(a) Graphologist
(b) In charge of the acid baths
(c) Scribe
(d) Clean-up

3. What is significant about "mon.ste.mere"?
(a) It is a code for the man's origins
(b) No one knows
(c) It is what the old man keeps spelling
(d) It is a new diagnostic protocol

4. Who does Professor Johnston say funds the excavation efforts?
(a) ITC
(b) Government grants from about eight different countries
(c) Mostly the Universities involved
(d) Mostly the French government

5. What is odd about the old man's fingertips?
(a) Nothing unusual
(b) They are a different color than the rest of his skin
(c) They appear frostbitten
(d) They have been sanded to remove prints

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car is Dan Baker driving?

2. Who is Edwardus de Johnes?

3. Why does Chris pout after rowing Kate over to the site of the new discovery?

4. What is the subject of Chris Hughes' doctoral dissertation?

5. Why should Traub not have made his final trip?

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