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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. How deep is the Amazon River in some places?
(a) 245 feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) 80 feet.
(d) 15 feet.

2. In Chapter 4, how old was Fawcett in 1888?
(a) 23.
(b) 28.
(c) 20.
(d) 21.

3. How tall was Fawcett?
(a) Over 6 feet.
(b) 5 feet 11 inches.
(c) About 6 feet.
(d) 6 feet 3 inches.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what did Fawcett observe the Guarayo Indians using to catch fish?

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

3. When was Fawcett's daughter Joan born?

4. In Chapter 12, what percent of young men did an English general claim were unfit to meet the requirements of military service?

5. In Chapter 12, when did Murray reach La Paz?

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