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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. Heyerdahl had previously worked on which group of islands?
(a) Marquesas Islands
(b) Canary Islands
(c) Marianna Islands
(d) U.S. Virgin Islands

2. What is the name of the chief god of the white men?
(a) Ilda Tiki
(b) Rikki Tiki
(c) Kon Tiki
(d) Cari Tiki

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

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

5. What is Otto Munthe-Kaas' title?
(a) U.S. Secretary of Defense
(b) Military attache
(c) Norwegian Consul
(d) Peruvian Ambassador

Short Answer Questions

1. Heyerdahl is a member of what New York City club?

2. Heyerdahl's theory revolves around what region?

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

4. Freuchen rejects new ideas in favor of tried and true equipment such as the:

5. What idea begins to develop in Heyerdahl's imagination?

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