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

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

3. In Chapter 17, when did Fawcett and his men take up positions along a river in Northern France?
(a) August, 1916.
(b) June, 1916.
(c) July, 1916.
(d) July, 1916.

4. In Chapter 8, when did Fawcett and Chivers begin their journey to Bolivia to map borders?
(a) July 4, 1906.
(b) April 4, 1905.
(c) June 21, 1908.
(d) May 11, 1907.

5. In Chapter 14, where was Fawcett, Costin, and others exploring when they were attached by arrows?
(a) Camargo River.
(b) Mapiri River.
(c) Heath River.
(d) Beni River.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, when was the only time that Fawcett shot at Indians?

2. In Chapter 12, what did Murray eat when he was separate from Fawcett and the others?

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

4. At the end of Chapter 13, where was Lynch planning an expedition?

5. In Chapter 21, how long did it take the author and his group to get to Bakairi post from Cuiaba?

(see the answer key)

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