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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 language was the translator required to speak?
2. Which crew member is responsible for the act?
3. How many crew members work together on a shift?
4. The friend previously engaged in what profession?
5. Who rejects Heyerdahl's manuscript?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the Guardian Rios? What is its purpose?
2. What/where is Quito? What warning is received in regards to it?
3. How do Heyerdahl and Watzinger procure the necessary items for their trip into the Andes?
4. Why do the crew members establish rotating shifts? How is the plan organized?
5. Why does the Kon-Tiki nearly make an unscheduled stop on the Galapagos Islands? Why is the landing aborted?
6. How do Heyerdahl and Watzinger procure the necessary items for their trip into the Andes?
7. Why was the translator of little use to Heyerdahl and Watzinger? What was the result?
8. What is the purpose Heyerdahl presents his manuscript to Carl? What is Carl's authority?
9. What was the first observation that led Heyerdahl to develop the theory about the Pacific Islands?
10. What occurs after Heyerdahl tries to establish a contact with an old military connection. Why does Heyerdahl make the contact?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are several instances in which the Kon-Tiki encounters large and dangerous coral reefs. Explain how the crew might have avoided all the reefs, the deciding factors, and the results of the crew's actions. What might have changed the way the crew acted and reacted?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the personalities of Thor Heyerdahl and Peter Freuchen, the Danish Arctic explorer. Was one of the men correct? Were they opinions expressed by the men in direct conflict? Did either of them prove to be correct?
Essay Topic 3
How do the natives from the nearby island help the crew of the Kon-Tiki? How is the plan acted out? What is the reaction of the other natives? How do the natives welcome the crew? Was the reception appropriate? Were gifts offered? Explain.
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