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

2. Heyerdahl believes the islands are connected to what country?
(a) Chile
(b) Venezuela
(c) Cuba
(d) Peru

3. Heyerdahl refers to technologies developed in what time period? What event interrupted Heyerdahl's research? World War II World War I Stock market crash Assassination of JFK Which city does Heyerdahl choose to present his theory? New York Tokyo London Honolulu
(a) Industrial Revolution
(b) Stone Age
(c) Jurassic Age
(d) Universal Age

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

5. Who was able to escape from the massacre?
(a) Kon Tiki
(b) Chief Cari
(c) Heyerdahl
(d) Munthe-Kaas

Short Answer Questions

1. The ancient story involves the building of what objects?

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

3. What is the common tradition of the people of this region?

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

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

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