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

2. What does Heyerdahl require to construct the raft?
(a) Translator
(b) Chain saw
(c) Engineer
(d) Balsa logs

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

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

5. What is the name of Heyerdahl's friend that lives in the countryside?
(a) Helmut
(b) Wilhelm
(c) Carl
(d) Bjorn

Short Answer Questions

1. Heyerdahl had previously worked on which group of islands?

2. What event interrupted Heyerdahl's research?

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

4. What is Otto Munthe-Kaas' title?

5. What year did the second wave of settlers arrive?

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