Rongokako's Journey Quiz

Why was Rongo-Kako sent to the whare-kura in the Wairarapa?

• To learn navigation and canoe management

• To participate in end-of-instruction tests

• To court and marry Muri-whenua

• To improve his skills as a tohunga

Why was Rongo-Kako not given the opportunity to participate in the end-of-instruction tests?

• He failed the preliminary karakia recitations

• He hadn't completed the other required tests

• He didn't bring back the rimu-rapa from the coast

• He was deemed a failure by the tohunga

What distinguished the rimu-rapa from the rimu-puka?

• The type of seaweed it was made of

• The location where it grew

• The way it was collected

• The color of the seaweed

Why did Rongo-Kako plead for the chance to undertake the test again?

• Because he wanted to prove his noble ancestry

• Because he wanted to outdo his fellow students

• Because he believed he could succeed this time

• Because he wanted to impress the tohunga

What did Rongo-Kako carry in his hand when he returned to the whare-kura?

• A piece of rimu-rapa

• A piece of rimu-puka

• A piece of seaweed from the mainland

• A piece of seaweed from the off-shore islands

What did Rongo-Kako's success as a tohunga lead to?

• His anointment with oil

• His enrollment in a renowned whare-kura

• His courtship and marriage to Muri-whenua

• His removal from the teachings of Tawhai

Who did the young men set their sights on in the realm of courtship?

• Rongo-Kako

• Paoa

• Tawhai

• Muri-whenua

Where was Muri-whenua from?

• Hauraki

• Wairarapa

• Whangara

• Turanganui

Who offered Rongo-Kako a seat in his canoe?

• Paoa

• Tawhai

• Muri-whenua

• Tamatea-mai-tawhiti

Where did Rongo-Kako make a colossal leap on his northward journey?

• Cape Kidnappers

• Mahia Peninsula

• Whangara

• Turanganui