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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. How old was Fawcett's father when he died?
(a) 45.
(b) 70.
(c) 56.
(d) 61.

2. In Chapter 3, how tall was David Grann?
(a) 5 feet 10 inches tall.
(b) 5 feet 9 inches tall.
(c) 6 feet 1 inch tall.
(d) 6 feet tall.

3. When did the Royal Geographical Society award him with a gold medal for his contributions to mapping South America?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1916.

4. In Chapter 1, when did the London "Georgraphical Journal" write that Fawcett marked the end of an age?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1939.

5. How many people did Fawcett choose to go on his expedition to Z in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 70.
(c) 90.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Francisco de Orellan and his army of Spanish conquistadores go down the Amazon River?

2. In Chapter 4, how old was Fawcett in 1888?

3. When did Theodore Roosevelt explore an Amazon tributary?

4. When did B. F. Goodrich manufacture the first automobile tires in the United States?

5. In Chapter 8, when did Fawcett and Chivers begin their journey to Bolivia to map borders?

(see the answer key)

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