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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. In Chapter 10, although Fawcett and his men cut, chopped, pulled, and pushed through the jungle from morning until evening, how much did they advance daily?
(a) 3/4 mile.
(b) 1/3 mile.
(c) 1/2 mile.
(d) 1 mile.

2. 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) Piranha.
(c) Black caiman.
(d) Candiru.

3. In Chapter 8, at what altitude did Fawcett and Chivers begin to feel the heat of the jungle?
(a) 3,500 feet.
(b) 4,000 feet.
(c) 2,500 feet.
(d) 3,000 feet.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1896, what was the speed limit for automobiles raised to in London?

2. When did Grann first learn about Fawcett?

3. When were Fawcett and Nina married?

4. How tall was Fawcett?

5. In Chapter 6, how fast were automobiles first allowed to travel in London?

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