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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four - Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the Cinta Larga tribe kill 29 diamond miners who trespassed onto a reservation in western Brazil?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2007.

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

4. In Chapter 11, between what two rivers did Fawcett believe he would find relics of an ancient civilization?
(a) Unini and Negro.
(b) Tapajos and Singu.
(c) Unini and Branco.
(d) Branco and Negro.

5. When did B. F. Goodrich manufacture the first automobile tires in the United States?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1897.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what type of ceiling was in the manuscript division in Brazil's National Library?

2. In Chapter 6, what was anthropology called?

3. How long of a period of time did Fawcett study at the Royal Geographical Society?

4. In Chapter 9, where did Grann find one of Fawcett's grandchildren?

5. When was James Murray born?

(see the answer key)

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