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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What/Who is Latacunga?
(a) Village
(b) Lake
(c) Small boy
(d) Native Tribe

2. What kind of flowers are displayed by Federico?
(a) Orchids
(b) Venus Flytraps
(c) Hydrangea
(d) Lilies

3. What is the profession of Reveredo?
(a) Secretary
(b) Ambassador
(c) Interpreter
(d) Peddler

4. Where does Heyerdahl get a room?
(a) Norwegian Sailor's Home
(b) Homeless shelter
(c) YMCA
(d) Carl's house

5. Where is the naval station located?
(a) Tahiti
(b) Guayaquil
(c) Quito
(d) Lima

6. How do the men get to the jungle?
(a) Plane
(b) Helicopter
(c) Jeep
(d) Walk

7. What year did the second wave of settlers arrive?
(a) 700 A.D.
(b) 500 A.D.
(c) 1100 A.D.
(d) 1300 A.D.

8. What is Bengt's profession?
(a) Explorer
(b) Engineer
(c) Doctor
(d) Navigation expert

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

10. How long is a crew member's typical shift?
(a) 10 hours
(b) 3 hours
(c) 2 hours
(d) 6 hours

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

12. What is the common tradition of the people of this region?
(a) Sing-alongs
(b) Weaving
(c) Drum circles
(d) Oral history

13. Which is NOT among the planned stops for Heyerdahl?
(a) Ecuador
(b) Peru
(c) Galapagos Islands
(d) South America

14. Who accompanies Heyerdahl on the trip?
(a) Carl
(b) Wilhelm
(c) Herman
(d) Otto

15. Where does Heyerdahl's friend, Carl, live?
(a) Chelsea
(b) Hoboken
(c) Greenwich Village
(d) SoHo

Short Answer Questions

1. What mountain range do the men encounter?

2. Heyerdahl receives a letter from whom?

3. What is the estimated date on which people first arrived on the islands?

4. Which creature appears to be phosphorescent?

5. What is the unique item that is included on the prehistoric Incan rafts?

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