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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, To the South Sea Islands.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The chief god was related to what element?
(a) Water
(b) Fire
(c) Air
(d) Earth

2. How does the fish remain stuck?
(a) By using its claws
(b) It doesn't
(c) By using a sucking disk
(d) Attaching itself with its mouth

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

4. With whom does Heyerdahl meet in Lima?
(a) American Ambassador
(b) Peruvian President
(c) Otto Munthe-Kaas
(d) Peruvian Marine Minister

5. What reaction do the fish have to the big storm?
(a) They clamor for attention
(b) They disappear
(c) They float calmly
(d) Violent frenzy

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who rejects Heyerdahl's manuscript?

4. How heavy is a whale shark?

5. Where does Heyerdahl get a room?

(see the answer key)

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