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

2. In Chapter 2, when did a group of Brazilian scientists and adventurers search for signs of Colonel Percy Fawcett?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1996.

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

4. In Chapter 2, how many months did Fawcett send dispatches about his expedition?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how old was Fawcett when he was sent to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich?

2. When did Francisco de Orellan and his army of Spanish conquistadores go down the Amazon River?

3. In Chapter 1, when did the London "Georgraphical Journal" write that Fawcett marked the end of an age?

4. What was the name of the fort where Fawcett served in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 1, what occupation did Jack Fawcett wish to pursue after he returned from the expedition to Z?

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