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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were Fawcett and Nina married?

2. When Fawcett and Chivers left Riberalta September 25, 1906, how many desperadoes and native guides accompanied them?

3. When did members of the nomadic Nukak-Maku tribe emerge from the Amazon in Colombia and announce that they were ready to join the modern world?

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

5. In Chapter 10 as Fawcett searched for the Verde's source, by how many days of marching did the group run out of food?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was the Royal Geographical Society of London created and what was its purpose?

2. In Chapter 1, how was Fawcett described?

3. When and where was Fawcett's first assignment after he received his diploma from the Royal Geographical Society?

4. When Grann went shopping for items for his expedition, what did a salesman help Grann purchase after he learned Grann had never been camping?

5. How was Fawcett taught to see everything around him?

6. In Chapter 3, what does the author say happened when he was working on a story?

7. In Chapter 1, what book was said to be based on Fawcett's experiences?

8. In Chapter 5, why in 1740 were fewer than 120 places on the planet accurately mapped?

9. Where does the Amazon river begin?

10. What was the condition of Fawcett and his men on the expedition to explore the Rio Verde?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fawcett teamed up with James Murray on a expedition. What conflicts did the two men have, and what did their conflicts reveal about Fawcett?

Essay Topic 2

Fawcett had two sons, but was closest to his son Jack. What type of relationship did Fawcett have with his two sons, and how did the way that he showed favoritism toward Jack affect his relationship with Brian?

Essay Topic 3

During the nineteenth century many believed in environmental determinism. What was environmental determinism, and how was the theory being disproved by recent archaeological discoveries?

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