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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two - Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did members of the nomadic Nukak-Maku tribe emerge from the Amazon in Colombia and announce that they were ready to join the modern world?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2003.

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?
(a) 3/4 mile.
(b) 1/3 mile.
(c) 1 mile.
(d) 1/2 mile.

3. In Chapter 1, what occupation did Jack Fawcett wish to pursue after he returned from the expedition to Z?
(a) Actor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Professor.
(d) Geographer.

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

5. When Fawcett and Chivers left Riberalta September 25, 1906, how many desperadoes and native guides accompanied them?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, when did Sir George Taubman Goldie summon Fawcett and ask him what he knew about Bolivia?

2. When did Theodore Roosevelt explore an Amazon tributary?

3. How many men died during Carvajal's expedition to find El Dorado?

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

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

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