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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two - Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the fish in the Amazon that is one of the few creatures in the world that survives strictly on a diet of blood?
(a) Black caiman.
(b) Arapaima.
(c) Candiru.
(d) Piranha.

2. In Chapter 8, at what altitude did Fawcett and Chivers begin to feel the heat of the jungle?
(a) 3,500 feet.
(b) 2,500 feet.
(c) 3,000 feet.
(d) 4,000 feet.

3. In Chapter 8, what was the first frontier town that Fawcett and Chivers came to?
(a) Raquio.
(b) Tumupasa.
(c) Rurenabaque.
(d) Tahua.

4. How old was Edward Ayearst Reeves in Chapter 6?
(a) Late 30s.
(b) 41.
(c) Early 30s.
(d) 39.

5. In 1912, how much rubber was exported from Brazil?
(a) About $20 million.
(b) More than $30 million.
(c) $27 million.
(d) $35 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what was anthropology called?

2. In Chapter 1, when did the London "Georgraphical Journal" write that Fawcett marked the end of an age?

3. In Chapter 10 as Fawcett searched for the Verde's source, by how many days of marching did the group run out of food?

4. When Grann talked with one of Fawcett's grandchildren, what were the dates of the diaries that she let Grann read?

5. Which of Sir Athur Conan Doyle's books was said to be based on Fawcett's experiences?

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