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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. The natives develop sudden advancement in what skill?
(a) Hunting and fishing
(b) Stone work
(c) Boat building
(d) Communication

2. The ancient story involves the building of what objects?
(a) Stonehenge
(b) Villages
(c) Easter Island statues
(d) Pyramids

3. After missing the first island, the Kon-Tiki sails toward which island?
(a) Takume
(b) Fangahina
(c) Angatau
(d) Raroia

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

5. What does Heyerdahl require to construct the raft?
(a) Engineer
(b) Balsa logs
(c) Translator
(d) Chain saw

Short Answer Questions

1. The crew learns to use what as a navigation tool?

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

3. New developments in stone work also appear in what location?

4. What month does the Kon-Tiki set out to sea?

5. Heyerdahl attends a lecture regarding what topic?

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