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Quiz 9

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Pick one answer from the menu under each question about archaeology.

1. What is the name of the native tree which is being replanted on Easter Island?
a. Maple tree
b. Palm tree
c. Toromoro tree
d. Christmas tree


2. What is the C.S.S. Hunley?
a. a Confederate Civil War submarine
b. one of the ship's in Napoleon's fleet
c. a catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
d. a ship that sank after hitting an iceberg


3. In what country is the religious complex of Angkor Wat located?
a. Cambodia
b. Italy
c. China
d. The United States


4. What does "Olmec" mean?
a. people of the rubber country
b. people of New York City
c. people of the land of the trees
d. people of the very large head


5. Which animal which is depicted in the cave paintings in France is now extinct?
a. lion
b. wooly mammoth
c. bear
d. rhinoceros
ANSWERS

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