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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Fawcett's rank at the beginning of Chapter 17 when he was in the Royal Field Artillery?
(a) Major.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) General.

2. In Chapter 17, how many lives of Royal Geographical Society members did Grann say were killed by the war?
(a) 158.
(b) About 125.
(c) More than 130.
(d) 142.

3. In Chapter 17 when in 1916 did Fawcett receive a gold medal from the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) May 22.
(b) July 18.
(c) April 3.
(d) June 11.

4. When was Fawcett so poor that he could not pay his membership dues to the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1924.

5. At the end of Chapter 17, when did Fawcett set out on his own, alone?
(a) August 1921.
(b) April 1921.
(c) July 1921.
(d) May 1921.

6. When did Fawcett write to the Society and say that he would not subject his wife to the perpetual anxiety of his risky journeys?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1912.

7. When Fawcett left in 1925, how many people did he say were aware of their objective?
(a) 600,000.
(b) 35 million.
(c) 40 million.
(d) 100,000.

8. In Chapter 14, when was the only time that Fawcett shot at Indians?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1913.

9. At the end of Chapter 13, where was Lynch planning an expedition?
(a) Andes.
(b) Peru.
(c) Bolivia.
(d) Amazon.

10. In Chapter 11, how far south were the new coordinates that Grann found for Fawcett's destination after Dead Horse Camp?
(a) 60 miles.
(b) About 80 miles.
(c) 140 miles.
(d) More than 100 miles.

11. In Chapter 12, when did Murray reach La Paz?
(a) Beginning of 1912.
(b) End of 1912.
(c) Middle of 1912.
(d) Summer of 1912.

12. In Chapter 17, when was Fawcett ready to look for the City of Z, but was stopped by World War I?
(a) August 1914.
(b) October 1914.
(c) September 1914.
(d) November 1914.

13. In Chapter 12, when did Nina visit Fawcett in South America?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1911.

14. In Chapter 17, when did Fawcett and his men take up positions along a river in Northern France?
(a) July, 1916.
(b) August, 1916.
(c) June, 1916.
(d) July, 1916.

15. In Chapter 12, what percent of young men did an English general claim were unfit to meet the requirements of military service?
(a) 70.
(b) 60.
(c) 45.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the radio device hat Dr. Rice took on an expedition in Chapter 17 cost?

2. How old was George Lynch when Fawcett met him?

3. In Chapter 16, how many manuscripts are in Brazil's National Library?

4. When did Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo write about El Dorado?

5. In 1907 how long was Fawcett home before he wanted to travel again?

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