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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. By whom were the white men massacred?
(a) Illa Tiki
(b) Chief Cari
(c) Kon Tiki
(d) Munthe-Kaas

2. What is one of Heyerdahl's main concerns in planning a route?
(a) Trade winds
(b) Strong currents
(c) Uncharted waters
(d) Difficult navigation

3. What is the name of the old man that tells the history of the region?
(a) Knutson
(b) King Kemah Mahe
(c) Tei Tutua
(d) Cari

4. What poisonous creatures battle in the bungalow?
(a) Black widows
(b) Rattlesnakes
(c) Stingrays
(d) Scorpions

5. Heyerdahl refers to technologies developed in what time period? What event interrupted Heyerdahl's research? World War II World War I Stock market crash Assassination of JFK Which city does Heyerdahl choose to present his theory? New York Tokyo London Honolulu
(a) Stone Age
(b) Universal Age
(c) Jurassic Age
(d) Industrial Revolution

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Heyerdahl's status at the club?

2. How do the men get to the jungle?

3. Who is Peter Freuchen?

4. The names of the trees are derived from people attached to which figure?

5. What event interrupted Heyerdahl's research?

(see the answer key)

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