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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What poisonous creatures battle in the bungalow?
2. What breaks at the beginning of the trip?
3. Herman suffers an injury to what body part?
4. How heavy is a whale shark?
5. What event interrupted Heyerdahl's research?
Short Essay Questions
1. What two things did the naval experts warn Heyerdahl about before the trip?
2. How many trees are felled by the men? Why are the trees named before they are cut down?
3. The men face much natural interference in their trek into the jungle. What happens?
4. Heyerdahl's financing falls through and the trip is in jeopardy. How is the trip saved?
5. It is easy to see how one can become confused, considering the chief gods have various names. What were the names of the chief gods mentioned in the story?
6. How do Heyerdahl and Watzinger procure the necessary items for their trip into the Andes?
7. What items did the first European explorers discover on the Pacific Islands?
8. Why do the crew members establish rotating shifts? How is the plan organized?
9. Why did Heyerdahl stop work on the hypothesis of the islands? Heyerdahl went into military service during World War II but resumed the work after the war was over.
10. Why does Heyerdahl go to the Norwegian's Sailor's Home? What does the author learn there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
About the time the crew arrived at the tiny, uninhabited island, this comment was made: "'Purgatory was a bit damp,' said Bengt, 'but heaven is more or less as I'd imagined it.'" What did Bengt mean? To what was he comparing Purgatory and Heaven? Do you feel that the comparison was accurate? How might the other crew members felt about the comment?
Essay Topic 2
What is the purpose of the trip to Guayaquil? Was Guayaquil the appropriate spot for the mission? Describe the climate and general atmosphere of Guayaquil along with its location and overview of its culture. Explain the level of success of the mission and state the reasons for the opinion.
Essay Topic 3
Polynesians celebrate an oral history, told by Tei Tetua. Examine the tales told by Tei Tuta and how they affected Heyerdahl. Given the manner in which the stories were told, do you think they were accurate? Did the stories prove or disprove any of Heyerdahl's own theories? Were any of Tei Tetua's stories proven or disproved by the trip made by the Kon-Tiki?
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