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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. How old was Fawcett's son Jack when Fawcett went to Bolivia?
(a) 2.
(b) Nearly 4.
(c) 1.
(d) Almost 3.

2. When did Speke claim that he discovered the source of the Nile?
(a) 1788.
(b) 1831.
(c) 1794.
(d) 1858.

3. In Chapter 6, what did Lieutenant T. Dannreuther collect?
(a) Fossils.
(b) Rare butterflies and insects.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Dried flowers and grasses.

4. Which of Sir Athur Conan Doyle's books was said to be based on Fawcett's experiences?
(a) The Valley of Fear.
(b) The Sign of Four.
(c) The Lost World.
(d) A Study in Scarlet.

5. In Chapter 4, how old was Fawcett in 1888?
(a) 20.
(b) 21.
(c) 28.
(d) 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did B. F. Goodrich manufacture the first automobile tires in the United States?

2. When did Fawcett propose to Nina?

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

4. In Chapter 8, at what altitude did Fawcett and Chivers begin to feel the heat of the jungle?

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

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