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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Among Polynesians.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item may have been eaten to ward off fatigue?
(a) Bananas
(b) Cocoa leaves
(c) Plankton
(d) Raw fish

3. How long are the reefs encountered by the Kon-Tiki?
(a) 40-60 yards
(b) 40-50 feet
(c) 20-30 yards
(d) 70-80 feet

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

5. At the point of being guided toward that location, how long had the Kon-Tiki been at sea?
(a) 16 days
(b) 12 days
(c) One month
(d) One week

Short Answer Questions

1. Heyerdahl had previously worked on which group of islands?

2. Heyerdahl went on an expedition to which island?

3. What does the Kon-Tiki rely on heavily?

4. Which of these items was not mentioned as a use/source of water for the South American pilgrims?

5. What is another name for South America?

(see the answer key)

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