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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many crew members work together on a shift?
(a) Three
(b) Two
(c) One
(d) Four
2. Who arranges to find the first tree?
(a) Federico
(b) Angelo
(c) Agurto
(d) Manuel
3. Heyerdahl had previously worked on which group of islands?
(a) Marquesas Islands
(b) Marianna Islands
(c) Canary Islands
(d) U.S. Virgin Islands
4. What was the name of Heyerdahl's translator?
(a) Salome
(b) Agurto
(c) Teka
(d) Havier
5. How long is a whale shark?
(a) 30 feet
(b) 60 feet
(c) 45 feet
(d) 18 feet
6. What is the common tradition of the people of this region?
(a) Oral history
(b) Weaving
(c) Sing-alongs
(d) Drum circles
7. Where does the current threaten to push the raft?
(a) Galapagos Islands
(b) Bermuda Triangle
(c) Whirlpool
(d) Coral reef system
8. Which is NOT a danger the men face on the trip?
(a) Kidnappers
(b) Rain
(c) Bandits
(d) Mud
9. At the point of being guided toward that location, how long had the Kon-Tiki been at sea?
(a) 12 days
(b) 16 days
(c) One month
(d) One week
10. The friend previously engaged in what profession?
(a) Engineer
(b) Sailor
(c) Doctor
(d) Meteorologist
11. How long are the nearly invisible visitors?
(a) 9 fathoms
(b) 3 fathoms
(c) 7 fathoms
(d) 5 fathoms
12. If Heyerdahl makes the trip how long should it take?
(a) 80 days
(b) 103 days
(c) 97 days
(d) 112 days
13. What kind of flowers are displayed by Federico?
(a) Hydrangea
(b) Venus Flytraps
(c) Lilies
(d) Orchids
14. How heavy is a whale shark?
(a) 3 tons
(b) 12 tons
(c) 25 tons
(d) 15 tons
15. What year did the second wave of settlers arrive?
(a) 1300 A.D.
(b) 700 A.D.
(c) 500 A.D.
(d) 1100 A.D.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Nieto learn about Heyerdahl's journey?
2. What is the unique item that is included on the prehistoric Incan rafts?
3. Who was considered to be the original, a founder of the inhabitants on the Pacific Islands?
4. What does the Kon-Tiki rely on heavily?
5. By whom were the white men massacred?
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