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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. When was Fawcett born?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1866.
(d) 1864.

2. In Chapter 13, how long did Lynch say that he and his party were held hostage?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 2 days.

3. How old was George Lynch when Fawcett met him?
(a) 51.
(b) 38.
(c) 49.
(d) 56.

4. In 1864 when there were boundary disputes between Paraguay and its neighbors, how much of the Paraguayan population was killed?
(a) A quarter.
(b) About half.
(c) Two-thirds.
(d) At least a third.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, when Sir Roger Casement investigated mistreatment of Indians in the Amazon, how many Indian did he estimate had died at the hands of one rubber company alone?

2. When did the Cinta Larga tribe kill 29 diamond miners who trespassed onto a reservation in western Brazil?

3. When did Fawcett write to the Society and say that he would not subject his wife to the perpetual anxiety of his risky journeys?

4. What was Fawcett's rank at the beginning of Chapter 17 when he was in the Royal Field Artillery?

5. At the end of Chapter 17, when did Fawcett set out on his own, alone?

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