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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Across the Pacific.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most amount the raft will travel in one day?
(a) 64 miles
(b) 98 miles
(c) 87 miles
(d) 71 miles

2. Heyerdahl compares being at sea to which activity?
(a) Flying
(b) Running
(c) Dreaming
(d) Hunting

3. What is the name of Heyerdahl's friend that lives in the countryside?
(a) Carl
(b) Helmut
(c) Bjorn
(d) Wilhelm

4. New developments in stone work also appear in what location?
(a) Java
(b) Norway
(c) Tasmania
(d) South Sea Islands

5. Which creature appears to be phosphorescent?
(a) Mackerel
(b) Frog
(c) Starfish
(d) Shrimp

Short Answer Questions

1. How heavy is a whale shark?

2. What is the profession of the person who rejects the manuscript?

3. What month does the Kon-Tiki set out to sea?

4. What seemed out of place on the ocean?

5. What causes some of the ropes to break?

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