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

2. In Chapter 6 as a pack animal, how much could an ass carry?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) 300.
(c) 120.
(d) 65 pounds.

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

4. When did Reeves begin working at the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1878.
(d) 1872.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, when Sir Roger Casement investigated mistreatment of Indians in the Amazon, how many Indian did he estimate had died at the hands of one rubber company alone?

2. In Chapter 6, how fast were automobiles first allowed to travel in London?

3. An expedition of how many men went to the area of Z and died?

4. When did Theodore Roosevelt explore an Amazon tributary?

5. How tall was Fawcett?

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