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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the crowning Mayan achievement?
(a) The "Long Day."
(b) The "Long Time."
(c) The "Long Count."
(d) The "Long Meter."
2. How many steps are there on the Temple of Kukulkan?
(a) 60.
(b) 12.
(c) 365.
(d) 91.
3. What did the "People of the Serpent" do?
(a) Perform sacrifices.
(b) Teach skills and science.
(c) Worship a snake.
(d) Lead the others in prayer.
4. What is a lost civilization believed to be buried under in The Mystery of the Maps?
(a) Ice.
(b) Rubble.
(c) Water.
(d) Sand.
5. What animal image can be found in Nazca?
(a) A bear.
(b) A dolphin.
(c) A whale.
(d) A dog.
6. When was the Admiral Piri Reis map drawn?
(a) 1613.
(b) 1513.
(c) 1713.
(d) 1813.
7. When was the Antarctic ice cap discovered?
(a) 1718 A.D.
(b) 1518 A.D.
(c) 1818 A.D.
(d) 1618 A.D.
8. How did Hancock view myths in Chapter 25?
(a) Memories man can recall clearly.
(b) Made-up stories.
(c) Memories man chooses to forget.
(d) Memories man cannot recall or forget.
9. What is "Flight of the Condor"?
(a) An airline flight showcasing images of animals on the ground.
(b) Birds in flight.
(c) A map showing birds' migratory patterns.
(d) A painting of birds.
10. What did the god of the Andes bring?
(a) Peace.
(b) Love, kindness, and charity.
(c) Floods, darkness, and chaos.
(d) War.
11. What was confirmed about Tianhuanaco and Lake Titicaca?
(a) They were never joined.
(b) They separated in 15,000 B.C.
(c) They are still joined.
(d) They were joined in 15,000 B.C.
12. According to Chapter 26, how many years ago did Ice Age glaciation begin?
(a) 60,000.
(b) 115,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 160,000.
13. How does Cholula's man-made mountain compare in size to the Great Pyramid?
(a) It is half the size.
(b) It is one-third the size.
(c) It is twice the size.
(d) It is three times the size.
14. What did Quetzalcoatl forbid?
(a) Building of altars.
(b) Use of weapons.
(c) Human sacrifice.
(d) Teaching of skills and science.
15. Where are the mountains Hancock visited in The Mystery of the Maps?
(a) Central America.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Peru and Bolivia.
(d) Egypt.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the maps in Chapter 2 show?
2. Who was Quetzalcoatl?
3. How long was Queen Maud Land ice-free?
4. How did the Mayans get a complex accurate calendar?
5. How high were the boulders that made up the man-made gate in Chapter 7?
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