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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, To South America.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who arranges to find the first tree?
(a) Angelo
(b) Federico
(c) Agurto
(d) Manuel

3. The friend previously engaged in what profession?
(a) Sailor
(b) Engineer
(c) Meteorologist
(d) Doctor

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

5. Which is NOT a danger the men face on the trip?
(a) Rain
(b) Mud
(c) Bandits
(d) Kidnappers

Short Answer Questions

1. What blocks the men's path into the jungle?

2. Who rejects Heyerdahl's manuscript?

3. How does Angelo kill the snake?

4. What type of wood does Heyerdahl believe the South Americans used to build their rafts?

5. What is the name of the chief god of the white men?

(see the answer key)

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