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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One - Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men died during Carvajal's expedition to find El Dorado?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 520.
(c) 45.
(d) 200.

2. When did the Royal Geographical Society award him with a gold medal for his contributions to mapping South America?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1919.

3. What was the name of the company that owned the SS Vauban?
(a) Hain Steamship Company.
(b) Cie Maritime Belge.
(c) Lamport & Holt.
(d) Arkona Group.

4. When did Venetian cartographer Fra Mauro create one of the most exhaustive maps of the world?
(a) 1424.
(b) 1459.
(c) 1478.
(d) 1411.

5. How many people did Fawcett choose to go on his expedition to Z in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 90.
(c) 70.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What birthday did Lynch celebrate when he went on his expedition to find what happened to Fawcett?

2. In Chapter 3, how tall was David Grann?

3. In Chapter 2, at what elevation does the Amazon River begin?

4. How tall was Fawcett?

5. An expedition of how many men went to the area of Z and died?

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