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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. In 1907 how long was Fawcett home before he wanted to travel again?
(a) 3 months.
(b) A few months.
(c) 18 weeks.
(d) About 2 months.

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

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

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

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. When did Hernan Cortes find the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?

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

3. When did Theodore Roosevelt explore an Amazon tributary?

4. How old was Raleigh Rimel when his father died?

5. What is the name of the fish in the Amazon that is one of the few creatures in the world that survives strictly on a diet of blood?

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