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

2. What percent of the waters from South American drain into the Amazon?
(a) Nearly 40%.
(b) About 30%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 55%.

3. In Chapter 1, how old was Fawcett?
(a) 39.
(b) 61.
(c) 43.
(d) 57.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Venetian cartographer Fra Mauro create one of the most exhaustive maps of the world?

2. When did the Royal Geographical Society award him with a gold medal for his contributions to mapping South America?

3. In Chapter 2, how many Indian tribes did the Brazilian government estimate at the time of the writing of the book had never been contacted by outsiders?

4. In Chapter 5, when did Grann visit the Royal Geographical Society?

5. When did Speke claim that he discovered the source of the Nile?

(see the answer key)

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