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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three - Chapters 11-15.

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 12, what did Murray eat when he was separate from Fawcett and the others?
(a) Dried beef.
(b) Tinned milk.
(c) Hardtack.
(d) Caramels.

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

4. In Chapter 14, where was Fawcett, Costin, and others exploring when they were attached by arrows?
(a) Heath River.
(b) Camargo River.
(c) Mapiri River.
(d) Beni River.

5. In 1864 when there were boundary disputes between Paraguay and its neighbors, how much of the Paraguayan population was killed?
(a) At least a third.
(b) Two-thirds.
(c) About half.
(d) A quarter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how long had it been since Fawcett left England for Ceylon?

2. When did Gonzalo Pizarro launch the first expedition in search of El Dorado?

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

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

5. In 1896, what was the speed limit for automobiles raised to in London?

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