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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. With whom does the crew member try to communicate?
(a) Native chief
(b) Heyerdahl
(c) Ship's captain
(d) Soldiers
2. Which of these is NOT presented to the crew by the natives?
(a) Polynesian names
(b) Food
(c) Native jewlery
(d) A Kon-Tiki anthem
3. What do the crew discover alongside the new reef?
(a) Dead body
(b) Island
(c) Whale colony
(d) Abandoned ship
4. Which crew member falls overboard?
(a) Torstein
(b) Knut
(c) Thor
(d) Herman
5. How long are the reefs encountered by the Kon-Tiki?
(a) 40-50 feet
(b) 70-80 feet
(c) 20-30 yards
(d) 40-60 yards
Short Answer Questions
1. What is another name for South America?
2. What is the name of the first person contacted by radio?
3. What word is used to describe the crew?
4. Which flag is not among those raised by the crew?
5. What seems to welcome the men?
Short Essay Questions
1. What type of food do the men eat on board? What are the options?
2. There is at least one thing that Heyerdahl feels he has in common with the ancients. What is it?
3. Pilot fish are some of the fish that accompany the raft during the trip. How does Heyerdahl describe the pilot fish?
4. Where is the final destination? Who invites/receives the crew?
5. What topic is discussed by Thor and Teka? What is Teka's reaction to Thor's theory?
6. Heyerdahl thinks about how the ancients might have gathered or transported water. What were his conclusions?
7. What hinders the Kon-Tiki from traveling to a second island?
8. How do the natives honor the crew?
9. What is Heyerdahl's explanation of the reality of the hut versus the waves?
10. There is one thing that turns out to be advantageous to a raft that would be dangerous to a boat. What is it? What is the advantage?
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