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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three - Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, when Sir Roger Casement investigated mistreatment of Indians in the Amazon, how many Indian did he estimate had died at the hands of one rubber company alone?
(a) About 28,000.
(b) 32,000.
(c) Some 30,000.
(d) 24,000.

2. How many men died during Carvajal's expedition to find El Dorado?
(a) 520.
(b) 200.
(c) 45.
(d) 4,000.

3. When did Gonzalo Pizarro launch the first expedition in search of El Dorado?
(a) 1594.
(b) 1541.
(c) 1581.
(d) 1511.

4. In Chapter 4, how old was Fawcett in 1888?
(a) 21.
(b) 23.
(c) 28.
(d) 20.

5. In Chapter 13 when Lynch was in captivity, when he and his son awoke, how many armed men emerged from the forest?
(a) Over 100.
(b) 110.
(c) 80.
(d) About 150.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Fawcett write to the Society and say that he would not subject his wife to the perpetual anxiety of his risky journeys?

2. In Chapter 9, where did Grann find one of Fawcett's grandchildren?

3. At the end of Chapter 13, where was Lynch planning an expedition?

4. In Chapter 6, how long had it been since Fawcett left England for Ceylon?

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

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