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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Across the Pacific.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Heyerdahl impatiently waits for results on what item?
(a) Navigator's license
(b) Marriage
(c) Car repair
(d) Manuscript

2. Squid have the unusual ability to do what?
(a) Cry
(b) Scream
(c) Fly
(d) Play dead

3. By whom were the white men massacred?
(a) Kon Tiki
(b) Munthe-Kaas
(c) Illa Tiki
(d) Chief Cari

4. Squid land on what part of the raft?
(a) Rudder
(b) Hut roof
(c) Heyerdahl's bed
(d) Oar

5. Heyerdahl attends a lecture regarding what topic?
(a) Radar training
(b) Expedition equipment
(c) Cartography
(d) Navigation techniques

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Heyerdahl's native country?

3. How long does the big storm last?

4. Which two occupants of the ocean have the crew been warned about?

5. How large are the sharks caught by the crew?

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