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

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

3. When did Francisco de Orellan and his army of Spanish conquistadores go down the Amazon River?
(a) 1602.
(b) 1511.
(c) 1609.
(d) 1542.

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

5. In Chapter 6, how long had it been since Fawcett left England for Ceylon?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 21 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 14 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1901, where was Fawcett sent by the British government as a spy?

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

4. In Chapter 8, what was the first frontier town that Fawcett and Chivers came to?

5. In Chapter 1, how old was Fawcett?

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