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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The press release that comprises Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 87 is from what news organization?
(a) Al Jazeera.
(b) Toba Protocol.
(c) BBC World Report.
(d) The Associated Press.

2. On what date is the journal entry in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 86 set?
(a) August 13, 1917.
(b) June 12, 1931.
(c) September 11, 2001.
(d) July 12, 1945.

3. What does Howard Keegan reveal his true identity to be in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 109?
(a) Patrick Pierce.
(b) Rutger Kane.
(c) Mallory Craig.
(d) Dmitry Kozlov.

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

5. Almost how many years have passed since Patrick Pierce’s last journal entry when he concludes his final entry in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 97?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

6. Who is revealed to be Dorian Sloane’s father in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 102?
(a) Dieter Kane.
(b) Mallory Craig.
(c) Konrad Kane.
(d) Rutger Kane

7. Where is Konrad Kane shot in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 140?
(a) In the leg.
(b) In the arm.
(c) In the head.
(d) In the chest.

8. What is the building described like that Patrick Pierce finds when he arrives at the address on his employer’s card for the archeological dig in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 81?
(a) “A massive, imperial-looking palace situated on the outskirts of the village.”
(b) “A rundown three-story building in the heart of the shipping district.”
(c) “A luxury condominium building located in the middle of the slums.”
(d) “A war-machinery manufacturing building in the heart of the warehouse district.”

9. What term refers to Paleolithic-era members of a species of Homo or subspecies of Homo sapiens, ranging from Siberia to Southeast Asia?
(a) Homo floresiensis.
(b) Neanderthals.
(c) Denisovans.
(d) Homo utilica.

10. Kate claims in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 98 that everyone outside of Africa has what percentage of Neanderthal DNA?
(a) 5-10%.
(b) 10-15%.
(c) 1-4%.
(d) 15-20%.

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

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) 02:23:12.
(b) 01:32:43.
(c) 00:32:09.
(d) 03:23:51.

13. In what year does Dorian Sloane say he awakened in the tube along with Patrick Pierce in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 111?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1968.

14. What is the last known place of habitation by the Neanderthals?
(a) Ancient Egypt.
(b) The Andes Mountains.
(c) The Rock of Gibraltar.
(d) The Himalayan Mountains.

15. Patrick tells Kate in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 145 that one minute in the Antarctica chamber equals how much time once Kate is back on the surface?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 360 minutes.
(c) 100 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the doctor inspecting the journal writer’s wounded leg in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 75?

2. 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?

3. Where does A.G. Riddle say he self-published The Atlantis Gene?

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

5. What is the Latin term for the ancient subspecies of humans referred to as “Hobbits” in the narrative?

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