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

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

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

4. What is Heyerdahl's profession?
(a) Microbiologist
(b) Chemist
(c) Zoologist
(d) Anthropologist

5. From which country was the chief god expelled?
(a) Brazil
(b) Peru
(c) Cuba
(d) Argentina

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the unique item that is included on the prehistoric Incan rafts?

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

3. What ancient culture's story convinces Heyerdahl of the connection?

4. What is Otto Munthe-Kaas' title?

5. The friend previously engaged in what profession?

(see the answer key)

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