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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kate believe the Amazon is dangerous to anthropologists?
(a) They lose their grants.
(b) They lose their reason.
(c) They lose their way.
(d) They lose their composure.

2. How does Kate teach Alex not to smoke?
(a) By introducing him to a cigarette addict.
(b) By showing him medical records.
(c) By making him smoke cigars.
(d) By promising him a reward if he never smoked.

3. Who is described as looking like a stereotypical wild game hunter?
(a) Ludovic Leblanc.
(b) Cesar Santos.
(c) Joel Gonzalez.
(d) Timothy Bruce.

4. How does Lisa feel about Kate?
(a) She is bored by her.
(b) She's afraid of her.
(c) She stays away from her.
(d) She worships her.

5. What is the expedition searching for?
(a) The lost city of El Dorado.
(b) A humanoid beast.
(c) The headwaters of the Amazon.
(d) Medicinal plants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does Alex believe Kate has too much of?

2. What bothers the travelers most while in the boat?

3. What do the travelers eat that Alex has never seen as food?

4. Why was Alex told not to say "Walimai"?

5. For what is the Rio Negro named?

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