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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two - Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Sir Athur Conan Doyle's books was said to be based on Fawcett's experiences?
(a) A Study in Scarlet.
(b) The Valley of Fear.
(c) The Sign of Four.
(d) The Lost World.

2. In Chapter 1, what size was the SS Vauban?
(a) 511 feet.
(b) 680 feet.
(c) 492 feet.
(d) 321 feet.

3. What is the name of the fish in the Amazon that is one of the few creatures in the world that survives strictly on a diet of blood?
(a) Arapaima.
(b) Candiru.
(c) Black caiman.
(d) Piranha.

4. In 1901, where was Fawcett sent by the British government as a spy?
(a) Spain.
(b) Tunisia.
(c) Greece.
(d) Morocco.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what was anthropology called?

2. In Chapter 6, how long had it been since Fawcett left England for Ceylon?

3. In Chapter 8 since the excavation of the Panama canal began in 1881, how many laborers died from malaria and yellow fever?

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

5. When did Speke claim that he discovered the source of the Nile?

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