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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Halfway.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What blocks the men's path into the jungle?
(a) Fallen log
(b) River
(c) bandits
(d) Jungle cat

2. What is the profession of the person who rejects the manuscript?
(a) Navigator
(b) Ethnologist
(c) Anthropologist
(d) Zoologist

3. What is the unique item that is included on the prehistoric Incan rafts?
(a) Double oars
(b) Rudder
(c) Centerboard
(d) Dynamic sail

4. What is Otto Munthe-Kaas' title?
(a) Norwegian Consul
(b) U.S. Secretary of Defense
(c) Peruvian Ambassador
(d) Military attache

5. What does Heyerdahl require to construct the raft?
(a) Engineer
(b) Translator
(c) Chain saw
(d) Balsa logs

Short Answer Questions

1. On which island does Heyerdahl land?

2. How long is the weighted line used by the crew?

3. What is Heyerdahl's profession?

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

5. How does the fish remain stuck?

(see the answer key)

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