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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the fish remain stuck?
(a) By using a sucking disk
(b) Attaching itself with its mouth
(c) It doesn't
(d) By using its claws

2. What item may have been eaten to ward off fatigue?
(a) Raw fish
(b) Plankton
(c) Bananas
(d) Cocoa leaves

3. Squid have the unusual ability to do what?
(a) Fly
(b) Cry
(c) Play dead
(d) Scream

4. What causes the raft to get stuck?
(a) Current
(b) Reefs
(c) Bad navigation skills
(d) Wind

5. By what are some of the crew attacked?
(a) Head hunters
(b) Eels
(c) Sharks
(d) Fire ants`

6. What reaction do the fish have to the big storm?
(a) They disappear
(b) They float calmly
(c) They clamor for attention
(d) Violent frenzy

7. Bengt likes to read books on what topic?
(a) Sociology
(b) Crime
(c) Movie magic
(d) Oceanography

8. With what vessel does the crew go out for a spin?
(a) Inner tubes
(b) Dinghy
(c) Life vests
(d) None

9. From what ailment does the little boy suffer?
(a) High fever
(b) Abscess
(c) Polio
(d) Chicken pox

10. Who is left behind?
(a) Torstein
(b) Knut
(c) Herman
(d) Erik

11. What saves the raft from hitting the highest reef?
(a) Crew drops anchor
(b) Current changes
(c) Heyerdahl changes course
(d) Water rises

12. What beverage do the men enjoy?
(a) Cold water
(b) Coconut milk
(c) Mulled Cider
(d) Wine

13. How do the men scare away the small sharks?
(a) Scream
(b) They don't
(c) Throw rocks
(d) Slap the water

14. Which two occupants of the ocean have the crew been warned about?
(a) Squid and Jellyfish
(b) Whales and dolphins
(c) Octopus and Squid
(d) Sharks and Stingrays

15. What word is used to describe the crew?
(a) Exhausted
(b) Scruffy
(c) Frightening
(d) Beleaguered

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the natives' chief?

2. What causes some of the ropes to break?

3. What type of fish is known to stick to sharks?

4. What language does one of the natives speak?

5. What type of boat is sent to pick up the crew?

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