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

2. In Chapter 2, at what elevation does the Amazon River begin?
(a) 14,900 feet.
(b) 17,500 feet.
(c) Over 18,000 feet.
(d) About 18,500 feet.

3. When did Gonzalo Pizarro launch the first expedition in search of El Dorado?
(a) 1594.
(b) 1581.
(c) 1541.
(d) 1511.

4. At the end of Chapter 17, when did Fawcett set out on his own, alone?
(a) April 1921.
(b) August 1921.
(c) July 1921.
(d) May 1921.

5. How old was Raleigh Rimel when his father died?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what was anthropology called?

2. In Chapter 10, although Fawcett and his men cut, chopped, pulled, and pushed through the jungle from morning until evening, how much did they advance daily?

3. How old was George Lynch when Fawcett met him?

4. In Chapter 10, how old was Frank Fisher when he agreed to explore the Verde with Fawcett?

5. In Chapter 11, between what two rivers did Fawcett believe he would find relics of an ancient civilization?

(see the answer key)

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