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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three - Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Hernan Cortes find the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?
(a) 1519.
(b) 1570.
(c) 1540.
(d) 1502.

2. When Fawcett and Chivers left Riberalta September 25, 1906, how many desperadoes and native guides accompanied them?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

3. How many men died during Carvajal's expedition to find El Dorado?
(a) 520.
(b) 200.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 45.

4. In Chapter 6, what did Lieutenant T. Dannreuther collect?
(a) Fossils.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Rare butterflies and insects.
(d) Dried flowers and grasses.

5. In 1888, how many fox terriers did Fawcett have in his room?
(a) 7.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, where did Grann land when he arrived in Brazil?

2. An expedition of how many men went to the area of Z and died?

3. When did Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo write about El Dorado?

4. When was Fawcett's daughter Joan born?

5. In 1864 when there were boundary disputes between Paraguay and its neighbors, how much of the Paraguayan population was killed?

(see the answer key)

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