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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 is the unique item that is included on the prehistoric Incan rafts?
2. What/Who is Latacunga?
3. Who attempts to watch the craft in action?
4. By whom were the white men massacred?
5. What language was the translator required to speak?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the first observation that led Heyerdahl to develop the theory about the Pacific Islands?
2. Why does Heyerdahl go to the Norwegian's Sailor's Home? What does the author learn there?
3. How many trees are felled by the men? Why are the trees named before they are cut down?
4. Heyerdahl's financing falls through and the trip is in jeopardy. How is the trip saved?
5. How do Heyerdahl and Watzinger procure the necessary items for their trip into the Andes?
6. What unusual fish is observed from the raft? What becomes of the fish?
7. 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.
8. What is Peter Freuchen's opinion on the updated expedition equipment? Explain.
9. What occurs after Heyerdahl tries to establish a contact with an old military connection. Why does Heyerdahl make the contact?
10. How do the Polynesians record the history of their people?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What was the first observation that led Heyerdahl to develop the theory about the Pacific Islands? Do you think that the author had significant information to develop such a theory? Who believed or disbelieved Heyerdahl's theory? How did those opinions affect the trip eventually undertaken by the Kon-Tiki?
Essay Topic 2
There are several cases of foreshadowing used in the book. At least two involve the forthcoming incident of a man going overboard. Was the foreshadowing entirely correct? What actually happened? What was the outcome of the events? Who was involved in each event?
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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