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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 Gonzalo Pizarro launch the first expedition in search of El Dorado?
(a) 1541.
(b) 1581.
(c) 1594.
(d) 1511.

2. When did Venetian cartographer Fra Mauro create one of the most exhaustive maps of the world?
(a) 1478.
(b) 1424.
(c) 1411.
(d) 1459.

3. In Chapter 2, when did a group of Brazilian scientists and adventurers search for signs of Colonel Percy Fawcett?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1998.

4. In Chapter 5, when did Grann visit the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2005.

5. In Chapter 8, when did Sir George Taubman Goldie summon Fawcett and ask him what he knew about Bolivia?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1905.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what did Fawcett order the men to do when they were fired upon by arrows?

2. How old was Edward Ayearst Reeves in Chapter 6?

3. In 1907 how long was Fawcett home before he wanted to travel again?

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

5. In Chapter 12, what did Murray eat when he was separate from Fawcett and the others?

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