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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 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) Some 30,000.
(c) About 28,000.
(d) 32,000.

2. In Chapter 8 since the excavation of the Panama canal began in 1881, how many laborers died from malaria and yellow fever?
(a) About 5,000.
(b) 17,000.
(c) 11,500.
(d) More than 20,000.

3. How old was Grann in Chapter 3?
(a) About 50.
(b) 51.
(c) 42.
(d) Nearly 40.

4. In 1888, how many fox terriers did Fawcett have in his room?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. In Chapter 21, when did the author say that Fawcett appeared in an Indiana Jones novel?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1981.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first major rescue attempt made to find Fawcett?

2. How old was Fawcett's son Jack when Fawcett went to Bolivia?

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

4. How old was Edward Ayearst Reeves in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 13, where did Grann land when he arrived in Brazil?

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