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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 Raleigh Rimel when his father died?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

2. In Chapter 8, what was the first frontier town that Fawcett and Chivers came to?
(a) Tahua.
(b) Rurenabaque.
(c) Raquio.
(d) Tumupasa.

3. When was Fawcett born?
(a) 1864.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1866.

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

5. 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) 2000.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2006.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Theodore Roosevelt explore an Amazon tributary?

2. What birthday did Lynch celebrate when he went on his expedition to find what happened to Fawcett?

3. In Chapter 2, when did a group of Brazilian scientists and adventurers search for signs of Colonel Percy Fawcett?

4. In 1896, how many professors of anthropology were there in Great Britain?

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

(see the answer key)

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