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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 Dutch navigation expert
(b) A Danish Arctic explorer
(c) A Norwegian ethnologist
(d) A French engineer

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

3. What year did the second wave of settlers arrive?
(a) 500 A.D.
(b) 1300 A.D.
(c) 1100 A.D.
(d) 700 A.D.

4. Which city does Heyerdahl choose to present his theory?
(a) London
(b) Honolulu
(c) Tokyo
(d) New York

5. Where does Heyerdahl's friend, Carl, live?
(a) SoHo
(b) Hoboken
(c) Greenwich Village
(d) Chelsea

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was able to escape from the massacre?

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

3. What is one of Heyerdahl's main concerns in planning a route?

4. What does Heyerdahl require to construct the raft?

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

(see the answer key)

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