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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the scent of a challenge smell like to Dirk?

2. What was the best training Senator George Pitt had for running for Senate?

3. What silver symbol was atop a lance?

4. How many barrels of oil do geologists claim may be under Israel alone?

5. Who was Dirk Pitt's closest friend since childhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the gold piece such an amazing discovery?

2. Why wouldn't the escaping seamen be believed?

3. What alerted one of the flight attendants to the situation in the cockpit?

4. Once they have rescued both the archaeologists and the survivors of the crash, what does Dirk turn his attention to?

5. Why does the trail lead to Eduardo Ybarra?

6. Why didn't the sight of blood and the bodies sicken the impostor?

7. Why did Mr. Schiller take the call?

8. Why aren't the Soviets aware of the salvage operation?

9. Why might the tablets suit any known geographical location?

10. What puzzled the postal worker on the package destined for the President?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Dirk's action regarding the crash say about his personality? Why do you think he fought so hard to save those people he didn't know? What would you have done in his position?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay from research on airplane crash survivors. What kinds of things did they have to do in the name of survival? Do you think you could do the same? Why or why not? Do you think this is an accurate answer, or do you think that you might change your mind in the heat of the actual situation?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Robert and Paul as brothers. Who was more likely to gain a monopoly and why? What do you think would have changed if either brother was able to overthrow completely the existing government and assume control? Examine how life would change as though it were a real possibility that this could happen.

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