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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Heyerdahl is summoned to which government facility?
(a) Capitol Hill
(b) Supreme Court
(c) Pentagon
(d) White House

2. Who is Peter Freuchen?
(a) A French engineer
(b) A Danish Arctic explorer
(c) A Dutch navigation expert
(d) A Norwegian ethnologist

3. What item needs constant maintenance?
(a) Ropes
(b) Radio
(c) Sextant
(d) Oars

4. What type of fish is known to stick to sharks?
(a) Jellyfish
(b) Tuna
(c) Starfish
(d) Remora

5. Heyerdahl attends a lecture regarding what topic?
(a) Expedition equipment
(b) Navigation techniques
(c) Cartography
(d) Radar training

Short Answer Questions

1. Herman suffers an injury to what body part?

2. Heyerdahl went on an expedition to which island?

3. What is Heyerdahl's native country?

4. Where does the current threaten to push the raft?

5. What is the plural of octopus?

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