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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. 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 mile.
(c) 1/2 mile.
(d) 1/3 mile.

2. When did Fawcett propose to Nina?
(a) June 30, 1891.
(b) February 11, 1892.
(c) September 2, 1893.
(d) October 29, 1890.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Bolivia and Brazil attempt to build a railroad through the jungle?

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

3. In 1864 when there were boundary disputes between Paraguay and its neighbors, how much of the Paraguayan population was killed?

4. In Chapter 1, what size was the SS Vauban?

5. How old was Raleigh Rimel when his father died?

(see the answer key)

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