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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five - Chapters 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 16, how many manuscripts are in Brazil's National Library?
(a) 630,000.
(b) About 500,000.
(c) Around 800,000.
(d) 740,000.

2. In Chapter 22, where did Joan settle with her husband and four children?
(a) France.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Germany.

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

4. How deep is the Amazon River in some places?
(a) 15 feet.
(b) 80 feet.
(c) 245 feet.
(d) 300 feet.

5. How old was Jack Fawcett when his father returned from the war?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hernan Cortes find the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?

2. Which of Sir Athur Conan Doyle's books was said to be based on Fawcett's experiences?

3. In Chapter 9, where did Grann find one of Fawcett's grandchildren?

4. In Chapter 2, when did a group of Brazilian scientists and adventurers search for signs of Colonel Percy Fawcett?

5. In Chapter 12, how much was Fawcett's annual salary from the boundary commission?

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