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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who attempts to watch the craft in action?
(a) Ambassador
(b) Peruvian president
(c) Agurto
(d) Otto

4. Which was NOT one of the names given to the fallen trees?
(a) Hiti
(b) Taranga
(c) Ku
(d) Nieto

5. Which crew member is responsible for the act?
(a) Erik
(b) Knut
(c) Herman
(d) Thor

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

7. What is Heyerdahl's profession?
(a) Microbiologist
(b) Anthropologist
(c) Zoologist
(d) Chemist

8. The naval experts were wrong about the longevity of what item?
(a) Tempers
(b) Food supply
(c) Sails
(d) Ropes

9. What is Heyerdahl's status at the club?
(a) Secretary
(b) Protégé
(c) President
(d) Junior member

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

11. Which accompanied the raft along the journey?
(a) Crabs
(b) Tuna
(c) Pilot fish
(d) Whale shark

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

13. What idea begins to develop in Heyerdahl's imagination?
(a) Writing a book
(b) Sailing across the Pacific
(c) Living among a native tribe
(d) Taking a long vacation

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Herman suffers an injury to what body part?

2. How much does the massive amount of paperwork weigh?

3. At the point of being guided toward that location, how long had the Kon-Tiki been at sea?

4. Where is the naval station located?

5. Heyerdahl compares being at sea to which activity?

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