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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 black gold?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Coal.
(c) Rubber.
(d) Oil.

2. In Chapter 8, when did Sir George Taubman Goldie summon Fawcett and ask him what he knew about Bolivia?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1909.

3. An expedition of how many men went to the area of Z and died?
(a) 740.
(b) 1,400.
(c) 1,100.
(d) 800.

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

5. 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) 1/2 mile.
(b) 1 mile.
(c) 3/4 mile.
(d) 1/3 mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 2, how many months did Fawcett send dispatches about his expedition?

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

4. When did Reeves begin working at the Royal Geographical Society?

5. In Chapter 2, how long did James Lynch once go without sleep when he was hiking?

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