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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 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?
(a) 24,000.
(b) About 28,000.
(c) Some 30,000.
(d) 32,000.

2. How many men died during Carvajal's expedition to find El Dorado?
(a) 520.
(b) 45.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 200.

3. How old was Fawcett's son Jack when Fawcett went to Bolivia?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) Almost 3.
(d) Nearly 4.

4. When did the Royal Geographical Society award him with a gold medal for his contributions to mapping South America?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1919.

5. When was Fawcett's signet ring found?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1979.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Fawcett's father when he died?

2. In Chapter 8, when did Sir George Taubman Goldie summon Fawcett and ask him what he knew about Bolivia?

3. In Chapter 8, what was the first frontier town that Fawcett and Chivers came to?

4. What percent of the waters from South American drain into the Amazon?

5. In Chapter 2, at what elevation does the Amazon River begin?

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