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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 name of the natives' chief?

2. The crew has fun playing with what dangerous object?

3. What is a frigate?

4. What causes the raft to get stuck?

5. With whom does the crew member try to communicate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. There is at least one thing that Heyerdahl feels he has in common with the ancients. What is it?

5. How do the men keep occupied while out on the sea? How are conflicts handled?

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

7. How is the crew rescued? Where are they taken and by who?

8. What danger attacks two crew members? How do they escape?

9. How did Easter Island get its name? What about the island changed at that time?

10. What hinders the Kon-Tiki from traveling to a second island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Before the Kon-Tiki set sail, many naval experts warned Heyerdahl and his crew about specific dangers out at sea. What do naval experts warn the crew about and does it come true? What did the naval experts get right? What was wrong about the opinions? Did the crew handle the disasters better or worse than expected?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The natives of a nearby island approached the crew in two outrigger canoes. The natives said that they wanted to wait until daylight to approach the island. Why? How did the natives know that the crew was on the island? How did the natives attempt to help? What was the resolution?

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