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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 ancient culture's story convinces Heyerdahl of the connection?
(a) Egyptians
(b) Incas
(c) Anasazi
(d) Mayans

2. What is the estimated date on which people first arrived on the islands?
(a) 500 A.D.
(b) 100 A.D.
(c) 1100 A.D.
(d) 200 B.C.

3. Heyerdahl went on an expedition to which island?
(a) Cuba
(b) Prince Edward Island
(c) Oahu
(d) Fatu Hiva

4. What is the unique item that is included on the prehistoric Incan rafts?
(a) Dynamic sail
(b) Rudder
(c) Double oars
(d) Centerboard

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By whom were the white men massacred?

2. Heyerdahl's theory revolves around what region?

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

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

5. Who was considered to be the original, a founder of the inhabitants on the Pacific Islands?

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