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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. When did B. F. Goodrich manufacture the first automobile tires in the United States?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1898.

2. When did Fawcett propose to Nina?
(a) February 11, 1892.
(b) October 29, 1890.
(c) September 2, 1893.
(d) June 30, 1891.

3. In Chapter 1, when did the London "Georgraphical Journal" write that Fawcett marked the end of an age?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1945.

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

5. In Chapter 6 as a pack animal, how much could an ass carry?
(a) 300.
(b) 120.
(c) 65 pounds.
(d) 100 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10 as Fawcett searched for the Verde's source, by how many days of marching did the group run out of food?

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

3. When was Fawcett born?

4. In Chapter 8, at what altitude did Fawcett and Chivers begin to feel the heat of the jungle?

5. What birthday did Lynch celebrate when he went on his expedition to find what happened to Fawcett?

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