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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, An Expedition Is Born.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was able to escape from the massacre?
(a) Chief Cari
(b) Kon Tiki
(c) Munthe-Kaas
(d) Heyerdahl

2. Heyerdahl impatiently waits for results on what item?
(a) Navigator's license
(b) Manuscript
(c) Car repair
(d) Marriage

3. Heyerdahl is a member of what New York City club?
(a) Midnight Club
(b) Seafarers Club
(c) Explorers Club
(d) Cotton Club

4. What idea begins to develop in Heyerdahl's imagination?
(a) Taking a long vacation
(b) Writing a book
(c) Living among a native tribe
(d) Sailing across the Pacific

5. What is another name for the people of this region?
(a) Filipinos
(b) Americans
(c) Polynesians
(d) Danish

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the old man that tells the history of the region?

2. Heyerdahl went on an expedition to which island?

3. What is the common tradition of the people of this region?

4. If Heyerdahl makes the trip how long should it take?

5. Heyerdahl's theory revolves around what region?

(see the answer key)

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