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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 large are the sharks caught by the crew?
(a) 6-10 feet
(b) 8-11 feet
(c) 10-12 feet
(d) 7-10 feet

2. What is the distance that the squid are able to travel when pursued?
(a) 25 yards
(b) 100 yards
(c) 60 feet
(d) 60 yards

3. Which of these is NOT known to eat plankton?
(a) Crabs
(b) Whale sharks
(c) Crew members
(d) Dorados

4. What is the name of the natives' chief?
(a) Tupuhoe
(b) Raratonga
(c) Tepiuraiarii
(d) Agurto

5. After missing the first island, the Kon-Tiki sails toward which island?
(a) Takume
(b) Fangahina
(c) Angatau
(d) Raroia

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is the first island discovered?

2. What causes the raft to get stuck?

3. Squid have the unusual ability to do what?

4. What is another name for South America?

5. What sea creature most impresses Heyerdahl?

Short Essay Questions

1. The crew entertains themselves by playing with what dangerous sea creatures? How do they play with them?

2. What type of food do the men eat on board? What are the options?

3. What happens when the raft approaches Angatau?

4. Heyerdahl thinks about how the ancients might have gathered or transported water. What were his conclusions?

5. What is Bengt's comment regarding the near collision and trip to the island?

6. What evidence is there of the stone work on Easter Island? How did it change?

7. Pilot fish are some of the fish that accompany the raft during the trip. How does Heyerdahl describe the pilot fish?

8. What item was destroyed on Easter Island that may have detailed the region's history? Who destroyed the item?

9. Where do the men nearly land? How do they determine the name?

10. What items are found on the island and what do they indicate?

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