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

2. What was the name of the company that owned the SS Vauban?
(a) Lamport & Holt.
(b) Hain Steamship Company.
(c) Arkona Group.
(d) Cie Maritime Belge.

3. How many people did Fawcett choose to go on his expedition to Z in Chapter 1?
(a) 90.
(b) 70.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. In Chapter 8, when did Fawcett and Chivers begin their journey to Bolivia to map borders?
(a) July 4, 1906.
(b) May 11, 1907.
(c) June 21, 1908.
(d) April 4, 1905.

5. When did Theodore Roosevelt explore an Amazon tributary?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1912.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what was black gold?

2. What percent of the waters from South American drain into the Amazon?

3. In 1888, how many fox terriers did Fawcett have in his room?

4. When Grann talked with one of Fawcett's grandchildren, what were the dates of the diaries that she let Grann read?

5. When did the Royal Geographical Society award him with a gold medal for his contributions to mapping South America?

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