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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Across the Pacific.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what increments do the Polynesians recount their history?
(a) 30 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 50 years
(d) 25 years

3. What event interrupted Heyerdahl's research?
(a) Assassination of JFK
(b) World War II
(c) Stock market crash
(d) World War I

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

5. Who attempts to watch the craft in action?
(a) Peruvian president
(b) Ambassador
(c) Otto
(d) Agurto

Short Answer Questions

1. Heyerdahl's theory revolves around what region?

2. Which is NOT a danger the men face on the trip?

3. How does Nieto learn about Heyerdahl's journey?

4. Which was NOT one of the names given to the fallen trees?

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

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