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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 many men died during Carvajal's expedition to find El Dorado?
(a) 200.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 520.
(d) 45.

2. When was James Murray born?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1863.
(d) 1862.

3. In Chapter 14, what did Fawcett observe the Guarayo Indians using to catch fish?
(a) Hooks.
(b) Spears.
(c) Nets.
(d) Poison.

4. In Chapter 12 after Murray got too ill to continue on the expedition, where did he end up where he was treated for his ailments?
(a) Breu.
(b) Saweto.
(c) Pueblo Putaya.
(d) Alto Madidi.

5. When did Francisco de Orellan and his army of Spanish conquistadores go down the Amazon River?
(a) 1602.
(b) 1609.
(c) 1542.
(d) 1511.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 12, when did Murray join a Canadian scientific expedition to the Arctic?

3. In Chapter 10, how old was Frank Fisher when he agreed to explore the Verde with Fawcett?

4. For 15 years after his homecoming in 1907, how many square miles of the Amazon did Fawcett discover?

5. When was Fawcett's daughter Joan born?

(see the answer key)

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