Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Chapter 1, A Theory

1. What is Heyerdahl's profession?

2. What is Heyerdahl's native country?

3. Heyerdahl's theory revolves around what region?

4. What is another name for the people of this region?

5. Heyerdahl went on an expedition to which island?

6. Who accompanied Heyerdahl on the expedition?

7. What is the common tradition of the people of this region?

8. What is the name of the old man that tells the history of the region?

9. What is the name of the chief god of the island?

10. In what increments do the Polynesians recount their history?

11. What is the estimated date on which people first arrived on the islands?