WorksheetsTraditional Navigation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the name of the canoe that sailed from Hawaii to Japan?
Kama Hele
Kanakole'a
Kama Hele and Hokule'a
Hokule'a
Mau Piailug was a great teacher of traditional navigation.
True
False
When did Kanako Uchino first become curious about the sea?
In 2007 as a crew member.
She was never curious about the sea.
After her visit to Miyake-jima.
After she learned about the Hokule'a.
Mau Piailug came from Hawaii.
True
False
Who was Nainoa Thompson's teacher?
Kama Hele
Kanako Uchino
He didn't have a teacher
Mau Piailug
Kanako Uchino is from Hawaii.
True
False
Why did Kanako Uchino go to Hawaii?
To see the Hokule'a and because of her curiosity of primitive navigation.
She went there because she liked the ocean and ancient navigation.
She went there because because she liked Hawaii.
She went there to learn navigation from Nainoa Thompson.
Satawal is a Hawaiian island.
True
False
What is the "Big Dipper"?
It's the sky at night time.
It's a pattern of seven bright stars in the sky.
It means looking up at the sky.
I'm not sure.
The crew on the Hokule'a travelled directly from Hawaii to Japan.
True
False
What did the crew need to learn about to properly navigate the canoe?
They had to learn how to steer the canoe.
They didn't need to learn any skills.
They learned about the wind and the sea.
They had to understand how nature worked so that they could navigate well.
Kanako's trip from Hawaii to Tahiti on the Hokule'a was in 2007.
True
False
What do you think "traditional navigation" means?
It means to use a GPS navigation device.
It means to use a compass to find different directions.
It means using nature: the stars, wind and sea to find a destination.
It has no meaning.
The most important job for the crew was to carefully direct the course of the Hokule'a.
True
False
How many shifts did the crew work to properly steer the canoe?
Three
One
Two
Five
Kanako was a crew member from Hawaii to Japan.
True
False
Where did the Hokule'a end its trip?
Yokohama
Satawal
Okinawa
Hawaii
The Hokule'a went on further voyages after 2007.
True
False
How did the voyage affect Kanako's thinking?
She didn't have any thoughts.
She was tired after the trip.
The trip was good but too long.
She felt grateful for the connections between humans and nature.
Nature is not important in traditional navigation.
True
False
