The Lost City of Z Test | Final Test - Medium

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 - Medium

David Grann
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1916 when Dr. Rice was planning to return to the Amazon, how much fuel could the 40-foot vessel he was building carry?
(a) 350 gallons.
(b) 700 gallons.
(c) 500 gallons.
(d) 850 gallons.

2. When was James Murray born?
(a) 1863.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1864.

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

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

5. In Chapter 16, how many manuscripts are in Brazil's National Library?
(a) 630,000.
(b) Around 800,000.
(c) 740,000.
(d) About 500,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what did Fawcett observe the Guarayo Indians using to catch fish?

2. In Chapter 12, what was the only thing Fawcett could think about on the boat ride back to England at the end of 1907?

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

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

5. During the Battle of the Somme, how many British soldiers were wounded?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who wrote the manuscript that Grann viewed in Chapter 16?

2. Who was Alexander Hamilton Rice?

3. What did the manuscript look like that Grann viewed at the National Library in Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 13, what was James Lynch doing?

5. In Chapter 11, where did Fawcett wish to explore for Z and why?

6. How did Lynch escape from captivity when he was captured on his expedition to find what happened to Fawcett?

7. In Chapter 20, how did the men who served under Fawcett during the war feel about him?

8. In Chapter 17, how did an encounter with the Yanomami unfold when Dr. Rice and his party encountered them?

9. Why was Fawcett not able to launch an expedition in September 1914?

10. Why did Fawcett not want to take Colonel T. E. Lawrence on an expedition?

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