A) 3,000 metres to 3,500 metres above sea level B) 2,500 metres to 3,000 metres above sea level C) 1,500 metres to 2,000 metres above sea level D) 2,200 metres to 2,500 metres above sea level
A) Tropical rainforest climate B) Subtropical highland climate C) Desert climate D) Temperate oceanic climate
A) 2,010 millimetres B) 1,500 millimetres C) 1,000 millimetres D) 2,500 millimetres
A) Approximately 18 °C B) Approximately 10 °C C) Approximately 30 °C D) Approximately 25 °C
A) 30–40% B) 60–70% C) 80–90% D) 50–60%
A) Sparse vegetation B) Dense vegetation C) Tundra vegetation D) Desert vegetation
A) Four B) Two C) Three D) One
A) Mountains B) Plains C) Terraces (andenes) D) Forests
A) Only places of worship B) Residences, places of worship, and warehouses C) Only residences D) Only warehouses
A) Central town and outer town B) North town and south town C) Upper town (Hanan) and lower town (Hurin) D) East town and west town
A) Being the largest plaza in Machu Picchu B) Incorporating the Main Temple and the Temple of the Three Windows C) Being the residential area D) Hosting the main market
A) A stone bridge B) A large stone door C) A ceremonial fountain D) A pyramid-like stone platform
A) Wayrona style B) Trapezoidal style C) Circular style D) Rectangular style
A) It was used as a marketplace B) It may have been used as an observatory C) It was used as a prison D) It was used as a library
A) Ceremonial District B) Religious District C) Residential District D) Commercial District
A) It is a multi-story building B) It is a circular building C) It is a single-story building D) It is a three-sided building
A) For entertainment purposes B) For research purposes C) For commercial purposes D) For educational purposes
A) It is used as a storage building B) It is the only temple with a roof C) It includes ritual caves and a large carved stone often interpreted as a condor D) It is the largest temple in Machu Picchu
A) They are built on flat plains B) They are built underground C) They are arranged on wide parallel terraces D) They are constructed on steep cliffs
A) They are long and narrow compounds to exploit the terrain B) They are triangular compounds for ceremonies C) They are square compounds for storage D) They are circular compounds for defense
A) Provided irrigation for the fields B) Provided water for bathing C) Provided water for drinking D) Provided water for cooking
A) Were used for defense B) Were used for ceremonial purposes C) Served as decorative elements D) Allowed access to the different levels across the site
A) Agricultural purposes B) Commercial purposes C) Religious and ceremonial purposes D) Residential purposes
A) The Guardian's house and the Popular District B) The Main Square and the Sacred Plaza C) The Torreón and the Temple of the Condor D) The Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Temple of the Three Windows
A) 14th century B) 17th century C) 15th century D) 16th century
A) Apurímac River B) Amazon River C) Madre de Dios River D) Urubamba River
A) Inca emperor Huayna Capac B) Inca emperor Atahualpa C) Inca emperor Manco Inca D) Inca emperor Pachacuti
A) Peruvian explorer Agustín Lizárraga B) British explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton C) French archaeologist Jacques de Mahieu D) American historian Hiram Bingham III
A) 1983 B) 2007 C) 1978 D) 1990
A) 'Young' B) 'Sun' C) 'Old' or 'old person' D) 'Mountain'
A) 'Summit', 'peak', or 'pyramid' B) 'Valley' C) 'River' D) 'Temple'
A) 'Cusco' B) 'Inti Watana' C) 'Huayna Picchu' D) 'Machu Pichu'
A) Huayna Picchu B) Machu Picchu C) Inti Watana D) Wayna Picchu
A) 2005 B) 2010 C) 2007 D) 2015
A) Over 2 million B) Over 1 million C) Over 1.5 million D) Over 500,000
A) Puno Province B) Arequipa Province C) Cusco Province D) Urubamba Province
A) Mystic Valley B) Hidden Valley C) Sacred Valley D) Lost Valley
A) A seasonal royal retreat B) A permanent capital city C) A military fortress D) A trading hub
A) Cholera B) Malaria C) Tuberculosis D) Smallpox
A) A trade center B) A religious temple C) A commoner village D) A royal estate
A) Potassium-argon dating B) Dendrochronology C) Thermoluminescence dating D) AMS radiocarbon measurements
A) Gordon Willey B) John H. Rowe C) Richard L. Burger D) Hiram Bingham
A) The harsher season B) Increased agricultural activities C) Trade expeditions D) Religious festivals
A) Higher levels of physical activity B) More heavy physical labor C) More frequent military service D) Less heavy physical labor
A) Agricultural work B) Companionship C) Funerary rituals D) Transportation
A) 750 people. B) 1500 people. C) 500 people. D) 3000 people.
A) Because the terraces were close to a river. B) Because the terraces were built on a plateau. C) Because of advanced irrigation technology. D) Because the area received ample rainfall.
A) Maize. B) Potatoes. C) Quinoa. D) Barley.
A) Guinea pigs. B) Alpacas. C) Llamas. D) Camelids.
A) Diego de Almagro B) Hernando de Soto C) Francisco Pizarro D) Baltasar de Ocampo
A) Sandstone B) Marble C) Limestone D) Granite
A) Hiram Bingham B) Augusto Berns C) J. M. von Hassel D) T. H. Holmes
A) J. M. von Hassel B) Hiram Bingham C) Augusto Berns D) T. H. Holmes
A) 1904 B) 1920 C) 1850 D) 1874
A) Agustín Lizárraga B) Carlos Romero C) Hiram Bingham D) Melchor Arteaga
A) 1902 B) 1911 C) 1922 D) 1912
A) Richarte B) Melchor Arteaga C) Pablito D) Sergeant Carrasco
A) Father Antonio de la Calancha B) Agustín Lizárraga C) Melchor Arteaga D) Carlos Romero
A) A lost manuscript B) A modern village C) Excellent ruins D) A treasure trove of gold
A) Machu Picchu B) Trombone Pampa C) Vilcabamba Viejo D) Rosaspata
A) Melchor Arteaga B) Gene Savoy C) Agustín Lizárraga D) Hiram Bingham
A) Choqquequirau B) Vilcabamba Viejo C) Machu Picchu D) Rosaspata
A) The French fishermen visiting North America B) The discovery of the New World by the Norsemen C) The exploration of the Amazon River D) Columbus discovering America
A) Vitcos B) Huayna Picchu C) Choqquequirau D) Machu Picchu
A) Eliane Karp B) The Prefect of Cusco C) Hiram Bingham D) The National Geographic Society
A) November 2007 B) November 2010 C) November 2012 D) November 2006
A) Nicola Masini B) Luis Valcarcel C) John Hemming D) Hiram Bingham
A) A stone-paved market area B) A residential complex C) A large open field D) A smaller sunken plaza (plaza hundida)
A) 1985 B) 1981 C) 1983 D) 1987
A) 500.00 B) 325.92 C) 400.00 D) 250.00
A) Puma B) Spectacled bear C) Polar bear D) Andean fox
A) Ferns B) Palms C) Gymnosperms D) Oak
A) Ollantaytambo B) Urubamba C) Aguas Calientes D) Cusco
A) Paris, France B) Haworth, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom C) Petra, Jordan D) Fukushima, Japan
A) 2023 B) 2020 C) 2021 D) 2025
A) Volcanic eruption B) Severe flooding caused by El Niño C) Earthquake D) Landslide
A) 2019 B) 2022 C) 2020 D) 2021
A) Infrastructure failure B) 2022–2023 Peruvian protests C) Natural disaster D) Government policy change
A) Colder B) Milder C) Warmer D) Same as Cusco
A) Marble B) Limestone C) Granite D) Sandstone
A) A large dome B) A spiral staircase C) A tunnel-like window D) A water fountain
A) Zigzag patterns B) Straight lines C) Circular patterns D) Helical planes
A) Cotton fibers B) Flax fibers C) Hemp fibers D) Maguey fibers
A) Using pulleys B) Using cranes C) Using elevators D) Using ramps with gentle inclines
A) Warmi Wañusqa B) Huayna Picchu C) Salkantay Pass D) Inti Punku
A) A guide from the local community B) A letter of recommendation from a travel agency C) A special permit from the Peruvian government D) Booking through a tourism agency
A) Heavy traffic B) Closed roads C) Potential landslide risks D) Lack of transportation services
A) 35 kilometers (22 miles) B) 28.41 kilometers (22 miles) C) 30 kilometers (18 miles) D) 25 kilometers (15 miles)
A) The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) B) Guevara (2007) C) Che (2008) D) The Argentine (2005)
A) The President Wore Pearls (2003) B) Lost Verizon (2008) C) Marge in Chains (2004) D) The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer (2014)
A) Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads B) Banksy's Dismaland C) Olafur Eliasson's The Weather Project D) Kimsooja's Thread Routes series (2010)
A) Kadhalan (1994) B) Baahubali (2015) C) Enthiran (2010) D) 2.0 (2018) |