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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. What type of wood does Heyerdahl believe the South Americans used to build their rafts?
(a) Bamboo
(b) Pine
(c) Willow
(d) Balsa

2. What is the name of the chief god of the island?
(a) Kon Tiki
(b) Odin
(c) Rikki Tiki
(d) Thor

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

4. What is Heyerdahl's status at the club?
(a) Junior member
(b) Protégé
(c) Secretary
(d) President

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Heyerdahl's profession?

2. Heyerdahl went on an expedition to which island?

3. In what increments do the Polynesians recount their history?

4. Heyerdahl impatiently waits for results on what item?

5. What is another name for the people of this region?

(see the answer key)

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