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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On which island does Heyerdahl land?
(a) Fiji
(b) Guayaquil
(c) Tahiti
(d) Bermuda

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the common tradition of the people of this region?

2. How long are the nearly invisible visitors?

3. Herman suffers an injury to what body part?

4. Heyerdahl believes the islands are connected to what country?

5. What is the most amount the raft will travel in one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many trees are felled by the men? Why are the trees named before they are cut down?

2. Why was the translator of little use to Heyerdahl and Watzinger? What was the result?

3. What was the main similarity between the cultures that further convinced Heyerdahl?

4. What unusual fish is observed from the raft? What becomes of the fish?

5. What items did the first European explorers discover on the Pacific Islands?

6. Why does the Kon-Tiki nearly make an unscheduled stop on the Galapagos Islands? Why is the landing aborted?

7. What was the first observation that led Heyerdahl to develop the theory about the Pacific Islands?

8. What other story from Peruvian history mirrors that of the natives of the Pacific Islands?

9. Why was the translator of little use to Heyerdahl and Watzinger? What was the result?

10. Herman is given a pet before the Kon-Tiki sets sail. What is the pet and what happens to it?

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