QUIZ 191

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. ‘Naj Tunich’ in Mayan means…

           

A. Stone House

B. Thatched Hut

C. Slab house

D. None of the above

2. Tikal, a Mayan metropolis, was discovered in…

           

A. Gautemela

B. Mexico

C. Yucatan

D. None of the above

3. The idea of zero originated in...

           

A. Babylonia

B. Mesopotomia

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. The Maya’s remarkable Long Count calendar relies on __ as a placeholder.          

A. One

B. Zero

C. Two

D. None of the above

5. The Maya numerical system is based on factors of __.

           

A. 20

B. 40

C. 60

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – B, 5 – A