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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is shown on the slide that August states is out of place in Act 1 Part 4?
(a) The tomb of the god-king.
(b) A pot from a previous excavation.
(c) A photograph of his wife.
(d) A gold mask.

2. Who does Jean say the people on the dig want to fit into a particular pattern, although they know nothing about?
(a) The townspeople.
(b) The people of the village they're unearthing.
(c) The writers.
(d) The university heads.

3. Who does Dan say build burial mounds?
(a) Farmers.
(b) Villagers.
(c) Hunters and gatherers.
(d) The Aztecs.

4. What does Dan complain about at the dig site in Act 1?
(a) The lack of assistance.
(b) Townspeople crowding around.
(c) His wife getting in the way.
(d) The ignorance of August.

5. Jean asks Chad if he will move the house when the lake comes in. What is his response?
(a) He has already sold it.
(b) It isn't worth the cost.
(c) Yes.
(d) They will build a new one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says, in Act 1, "We'd be working somewhere else if our work here wasn't important?"

2. What does August state on the recorder that he intends to do at the beginning of Act 1?

3. Who quotes Aztec poetry in Act 1?

4. What does Cynthia say the posts were used for in Act 1?

5. How many houses does Cynthia surmise there might have been in the village?

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