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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. 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) Candiru.
(b) Black caiman.
(c) Arapaima.
(d) Piranha.

2. In Chapter 2, how long did James Lynch once go without sleep when he was hiking?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 72 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

3. In Chapter 8, what was the name of Fawcett's British handler?
(a) Richard.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Peter.
(d) James.

4. In Chapter 6, how fast were automobiles first allowed to travel in London?
(a) 3 miles per hour.
(b) 2 miles per hour.
(c) 4 miles per hour.
(d) 5 miles per hour.

5. In Chapter 6, how long had it been since Fawcett left England for Ceylon?
(a) 21 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 14 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Grann talked with one of Fawcett's grandchildren, what were the dates of the diaries that she let Grann read?

2. In Chapter 1, how old was Fawcett?

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

4. In Chapter 8, when Sir Roger Casement investigated mistreatment of Indians in the Amazon, how many Indian did he estimate had died at the hands of one rubber company alone?

5. In 1896, how many professors of anthropology were there in Great Britain?

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