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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) English
(b) Spanish
(c) Norwegian
(d) French
2. What is the distance that the squid are able to travel when pursued?
(a) 100 yards
(b) 60 feet
(c) 60 yards
(d) 25 yards
3. The crew has fun playing with what dangerous object?
(a) Sharks
(b) Octopus
(c) Harpoon
(d) Lightning
4. Heyerdahl compares the phosphorescence of the plankton to what object?
(a) Lighthouse
(b) Stars
(c) Jewels
(d) Ghosts
5. The natives develop sudden advancement in what skill?
(a) Boat building
(b) Stone work
(c) Communication
(d) Hunting and fishing
Short Answer Questions
1. What is another name for South America?
2. What plants are discovered in the jungle?
3. How long does the big storm last?
4. Squid land on what part of the raft?
5. Which of these items was not mentioned as a use/source of water for the South American pilgrims?
Short Essay Questions
1. What danger attacks two crew members? How do they escape?
2. What type of pet is adopted by the crew while out at sea? What does the pet eat?
3. Why do the crew members take the dinghy into the water? What is their reaction?
4. What type of food do the men eat on board? What are the options?
5. There is at least one thing that Heyerdahl feels he has in common with the ancients. What is it?
6. What hinders the Kon-Tiki from traveling to a second island?
7. Heyerdahl thinks about how the ancients might have gathered or transported water. What were his conclusions?
8. How did Easter Island get its name? What about the island changed at that time?
9. How does the crew avoid hitting the Takume and Raroia reefs? What is the result?
10. What is Bengt's comment regarding the near collision and trip to the island?
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