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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the unique item that is included on the prehistoric Incan rafts?
(a) Rudder
(b) Centerboard
(c) Double oars
(d) Dynamic sail

2. What is the name of Heyerdahl's friend that lives in the countryside?
(a) Helmut
(b) Carl
(c) Bjorn
(d) Wilhelm

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

4. What poisonous creatures battle in the bungalow?
(a) Black widows
(b) Rattlesnakes
(c) Scorpions
(d) Stingrays

5. From which country was the chief god expelled?
(a) Peru
(b) Argentina
(c) Brazil
(d) Cuba

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

7. What is the whale shark's preferred meal?
(a) Dolphins
(b) Humans
(c) Flying fish
(d) Plankton

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

9. What is the name of the old man that tells the history of the region?
(a) Cari
(b) Knutson
(c) Tei Tutua
(d) King Kemah Mahe

10. What is the name of the chief god of the island?
(a) Odin
(b) Thor
(c) Kon Tiki
(d) Rikki Tiki

11. What mountain range do the men encounter?
(a) Andes
(b) Smoky Mountains
(c) Himalayas
(d) Rocky Mountains

12. What does the Kon-Tiki rely on heavily?
(a) Wind
(b) Rain
(c) Current
(d) Navigation maps

13. Herman suffers an injury to what body part?
(a) Back
(b) Foot
(c) Neck
(d) Arm

14. What is Heyerdahl's native country?
(a) United States
(b) Norway
(c) Sweden
(d) Denmark

15. What type of wood does Heyerdahl believe the South Americans used to build their rafts?
(a) Willow
(b) Pine
(c) Bamboo
(d) Balsa

Short Answer Questions

1. What Lake is mentioned in regard to the story?

2. What is Bengt's profession?

3. What breaks at the beginning of the trip?

4. Heyerdahl's theory revolves around what region?

5. Heyerdahl is summoned to which government facility?

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