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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. What language does one of the natives speak?
(a) Norwegian
(b) Spanish
(c) English
(d) French
2. What is the mysterious feature that exists on Easter Island?
(a) Shipwreck
(b) Tablets
(c) Caves
(d) Statues
3. What is another sign of land?
(a) Fire
(b) People
(c) Cloud
(d) Boats
4. How long are the reefs encountered by the Kon-Tiki?
(a) 40-50 feet
(b) 40-60 yards
(c) 70-80 feet
(d) 20-30 yards
5. What saves the raft from hitting the highest reef?
(a) Heyerdahl changes course
(b) Current changes
(c) Water rises
(d) Crew drops anchor
Short Answer Questions
1. Which crew member returns to the natives' island?
2. Which crew member falls overboard?
3. New developments in stone work also appear in what location?
4. What is another name for Easter Island?
5. What is the name of the natives' chief?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do the men nearly land? How do they determine the name?
2. What evidence is there of the stone work on Easter Island? How did it change?
3. What hinders the Kon-Tiki from traveling to a second island?
4. The crew entertains themselves by playing with what dangerous sea creatures? How do they play with them?
5. How do the men keep occupied while out on the sea? How are conflicts handled?
6. What danger attacks two crew members? How do they escape?
7. Heyerdahl thinks about how the ancients might have gathered or transported water. What were his conclusions?
8. Naval experts warned the crew about certain sea life. What fish was the crew warned about and how did the crew aim to protect themselves from attack?
9. What causes the men to rethink the landing on the island?
10. How does the crew avoid hitting the Takume and Raroia reefs? What is the result?
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