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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. In 1900, where were classes held at the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) Basement.
(b) First floor.
(c) Second floor.
(d) Third floor.

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

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?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2003.

4. What birthday did Lynch celebrate when he went on his expedition to find what happened to Fawcett?
(a) 45.
(b) 36.
(c) 42.
(d) 39.

5. In Chapter 11, how far south were the new coordinates that Grann found for Fawcett's destination after Dead Horse Camp?
(a) About 80 miles.
(b) More than 100 miles.
(c) 60 miles.
(d) 140 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, when did Sir George Taubman Goldie summon Fawcett and ask him what he knew about Bolivia?

2. In Chapter 14, when was the only time that Fawcett shot at Indians?

3. In Chapter 12, when did Murray join a Canadian scientific expedition to the Arctic?

4. When did Gonzalo Pizarro launch the first expedition in search of El Dorado?

5. In Chapter 14, who did Fawcett fear as a rival?

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