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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is NOT a fish seen from the raft?
(a) Dorado
(b) Barracuda
(c) Bonitos
(d) Tuna

2. What percent chance does the friend say Heyerdahl has of making the trip?
(a) 60%
(b) 40%
(c) 20%
(d) 50%

3. How much does the massive amount of paperwork weigh?
(a) 15 pounds
(b) 34 pounds
(c) 26 pounds
(d) 12 pounds

4. Who rejects Heyerdahl's manuscript?
(a) Herman
(b) Carl
(c) Wilhelm
(d) Bjorn

5. Which crew member is responsible for the act?
(a) Knut
(b) Thor
(c) Herman
(d) Erik

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

7. What is the name of Heyerdahl's friend that lives in the countryside?
(a) Carl
(b) Wilhelm
(c) Helmut
(d) Bjorn

8. How long are the nearly invisible visitors?
(a) 3 fathoms
(b) 7 fathoms
(c) 5 fathoms
(d) 9 fathoms

9. What does the Kon-Tiki rely on heavily?
(a) Wind
(b) Current
(c) Rain
(d) Navigation maps

10. What poisonous creatures battle in the bungalow?
(a) Stingrays
(b) Scorpions
(c) Rattlesnakes
(d) Black widows

11. Where does Heyerdahl's friend, Carl, live?
(a) Chelsea
(b) Greenwich Village
(c) SoHo
(d) Hoboken

12. The naval experts were wrong about the longevity of what item?
(a) Tempers
(b) Food supply
(c) Sails
(d) Ropes

13. Who accompanies Heyerdahl on the trip?
(a) Carl
(b) Otto
(c) Wilhelm
(d) Herman

14. Who was considered to be the original, a founder of the inhabitants on the Pacific Islands?
(a) Cari Tiki
(b) Sun Tiki
(c) Rikki Tiki
(d) Ilda Tiki

15. What type of wood does Heyerdahl believe the South Americans used to build their rafts?
(a) Willow
(b) Bamboo
(c) Pine
(d) Balsa

Short Answer Questions

1. How many crew members work together on a shift?

2. What is Heyerdahl's status at the club?

3. Which is NOT a danger the men face on the trip?

4. By whom were the white men massacred?

5. How do the men get to the jungle?

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