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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, To South America.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is NOT a danger the men face on the trip?
(a) Rain
(b) Bandits
(c) Kidnappers
(d) Mud

2. What is the profession of the person who rejects the manuscript?
(a) Anthropologist
(b) Navigator
(c) Zoologist
(d) Ethnologist

3. What event interrupted Heyerdahl's research?
(a) Assassination of JFK
(b) World War I
(c) Stock market crash
(d) World War II

4. Heyerdahl attends a lecture regarding what topic?
(a) Radar training
(b) Cartography
(c) Expedition equipment
(d) Navigation techniques

5. What idea begins to develop in Heyerdahl's imagination?
(a) Living among a native tribe
(b) Sailing across the Pacific
(c) Taking a long vacation
(d) Writing a book

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of flowers are displayed by Federico?

2. Who rejects Heyerdahl's manuscript?

3. If Heyerdahl makes the trip how long should it take?

4. The friend previously engaged in what profession?

5. What type of wood does Heyerdahl believe the South Americans used to build their rafts?

(see the answer key)

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