The Lost City of Z Test | Final Test - Easy

David Grann
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Lost City of Z Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, where did Fawcett and Lyne dig trenches along with their men?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Belgium.
(c) France.
(d) Holland.

2. During the Battle of the Somme, how many British soldiers were wounded?
(a) Around 50,000.
(b) 37,000.
(c) Almost 40,000.
(d) 32,000.

3. In Chapter 20, when did Fawcett, Jack and Raleigh leave Rio de Janeiro?
(a) February 2, 1925.
(b) February 11, 1925.
(c) February 18, 1925.
(d) February 23, 1925.

4. In 1907 how long was Fawcett home before he wanted to travel again?
(a) 3 months.
(b) A few months.
(c) 18 weeks.
(d) About 2 months.

5. In Chapter 11, when was Fawcett's "Case for an Expedition in the Amazon Basin" dated?
(a) March 11, 1924.
(b) February 3, 1924.
(c) January 9, 1924.
(d) April 13, 1924.

6. In Chapter 12, where was Fawcett's family living in 1907?
(a) Devon.
(b) Southampton.
(c) Plymouth.
(d) Exeter.

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

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

9. In Chapter 13, what did Lynch say was the value of the ransom he had to pay to save himself and his party?
(a) $30,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $25,000.
(d) $35,000.

10. When did Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo write about El Dorado?
(a) 16th century.
(b) 14th century.
(c) 17th century.
(d) 15th century.

11. How old was Fawcett when he volunteered to serve in World War I?
(a) 44.
(b) 46.
(c) 47.
(d) 45.

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

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

14. In Chapter 12, how long did pack animals typically survive in the Amazon on an expedition?
(a) 3 months.
(b) No more than a month.
(c) About 2 months.
(d) 8 weeks.

15. When did Hernan Cortes find the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?
(a) 1519.
(b) 1502.
(c) 1540.
(d) 1570.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, when did Murray join a Canadian scientific expedition to the Arctic?

2. When was Fawcett so poor that he could not pay his membership dues to the Royal Geographical Society?

3. In Chapter 14, when was the only time that Fawcett shot at Indians?

4. In Chapter 11, between what two rivers did Fawcett believe he would find relics of an ancient civilization?

5. In Chapter 17, when did Fawcett and his men take up positions along a river in Northern France?

(see the answer keys)

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