1. When did Francisco de Orellan and his army of Spanish conquistadores go down the Amazon River?
(a) 1511.
(b) 1542.
(c) 1609.
(d) 1602.

2. In Chapter 8, what was the first frontier town that Fawcett and Chivers came to?
(a) Raquio.
(b) Tahua.
(c) Rurenabaque.
(d) Tumupasa.

3. In Chapter 4, how old was Fawcett in 1888?
(a) 23.
(b) 21.
(c) 28.
(d) 20.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how many Indian tribes did the Brazilian government estimate at the time of the writing of the book had never been contacted by outsiders?

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

3. In Chapter 8, when did Fawcett and Chivers begin their journey to Bolivia to map borders?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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